The COVID Bill Shows Democrats Know How to Fight Economic Inequality
Oliver Contreras/Zumapress Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Since kicking off his run for president, Joe Biden has promised to create a more equitable American economy, coining a slogan for the legislative overhauls that it will take…
Environmentalists Urge Biden To Slash Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030
Joshua Roberts/Getty Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US needs to commit to slashing its planet-heating emissions by at least…
Stacey Abrams Has a Plan to Dismantle the Filibuster and Protect Voting Rights
Stacey Abrams speaks at campaign event for Rev. Raphael Warnock in Atlanta on November 3.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.As Republicans in the Georgia state legislature passed a series…
After a Wave of Violent Threats Against Election Workers, Georgia Sees Few Arrests
The reflection of two voters walking up to a Cobb County voting location on January 5, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.Megan Varner/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was originally published by ProPublica. On Nov. 30,…
$5 Billion of the Stimulus Bill Seeks to Undo Damage Done to Farmers of Color
Virginia farmer John Boyd drives his tractor near the the Capitol in Washington in 2010.Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The US Department of Agriculture exists in part to help farmers “guard against…
Jimmy Carter Calls Georgia’s Restrictive Voting Laws an Attempt to “Turn Back the Clock”
Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Former President Jimmy Carter issued a statement on Tuesday condemning Georgia Republicans’ efforts to “turn back the clock” and make it harder for people to vote. Cater spoke out…