We’ve Had a White Supremacist Coup Before. History Buried It.
People stand under the new North Carolina highway historical marker to the 1898 Wilmington Coup during a dedication ceremony in Wilmington, N.C., on Nov. 8, 2019. Matt Born/The Star-News/AP 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 parallels…
What Do We Do With Trump’s Lackeys and Enablers Now?
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.In 1954, Eugen Kogon worried that the “the silent gradual, creeping, unstoppable return” of the ex-Nazis seemed to be the “fate” of Germany’s new democracy. Kogon, a Christian socialist intellectual who…
Biden Pledged to Fight White Supremacy. Prominent Conservatives Felt Personally Attacked.
Greg Nash/AP 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.On Wednesday afternoon, President Joe Biden’s inaugural address was a call for unity, healing, and reconciliation. In his first speech delivered to the nation as president, Biden name-checked some…
El Sistema de Asilo Ha Muerto. El Mito de la Decencia Estadounidense Murió con Él.
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.Nota de la redacción: Este artículo aparece en inglés y español porque lo queríamos compartir con la mayor audiencia posible, incluso con las comunidades más directamente afectadas. Nos encantaría recibir sus…
Dr. Fauci Calls Start of Biden Administration “Liberating”
Alex Brandon/AP 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.He’s finally free. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading infectious disease expert whom Trump once threatened to fire, said at Thursday’s White House press briefing that he felt “liberated” to…
Raw Data: The Minimum Wage Around the World
According to the OECD, here is the minimum wage in most of the developed countries of the world: The United States currently has the lowest minimum wage by a big margin. If it were raised to $15, it would be among the highest.