Gun Sales Surged in 2020. So Did Gun Violence.
NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre.Michael Conroy/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.To say that 2020 was a year of unprecedented turmoil would be an understatement. More than 350,000 people have died in the United States…
Wednesday’s Protests Are Primed to Turn More Trump Supporters Into Dangerous Extremists
Carol Guzy/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.The protests planned for Wednesday in support of President Trump are proving, like many far-right mobilizations, to be especially difficult for researchers, activists, and reporters to track. Charlottesville’s Unite the…
Quote of the Day: “Coming to play golf is not what I would consider an essential purpose”
Andrew Milligan/PA Wire via 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.The latest hot rumor is that Donald Trump is going to skip the inauguration and instead jet off to his golf club in Turnberry. But it…
A Legendary Music Club Faces Permanent Closure. But Crowdfunding Is on Pace to Save It.
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.One spot after another has been toppled by the pandemic. Birdland, the historic New York City venue, could be next. But the club’s fate isn’t sealed yet. It’s a living shrine…
How the American Diet Turbocharges COVID-19
Wren McDonald 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.Before the coronavirus hit in early 2020, a quieter epidemic was already taking its toll across the United States: the near-universal prevalence of diet-related maladies. More than half of…
“We Come Together Stronger”: Black Greek Organizations Are Showing Up for Raphael Warnock
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris campaigns with Democratic Senate candidate the Rev. Raphael Warnock in Georgia.Ben Gray/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.At events and rallies for the Reverend Raphael Warnock, there are a few constants: a…