Republican Party Reform Is Probably Dead For At Least a Decade
It’s a nice thought, but unfortunately it’s only half true.Jan Scheunert/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.I don’t agree with Ezra Klein that our problem is too little democracy—more about that later, perhaps—but I do agree…
The White House Just Can’t Stop Holding Superspreader Events
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.It seems like top Republicans are living on a completely different plane of reality than the rest of us. They didn’t learn from the Amy Coney Barrett nomination party that potentially…
Today Is National Happy Hour Day. You Get One Hour to Be Happy. Spend It Like This.
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 origin story of “happy hour” is contested and blurry, but most historians and etymologists circle 1599, when Shakespeare’s Henry V proclaims, “Omit no happy hour that may give furtherance to…
Biden Now Leads the Popular Vote by More Than 5 Million
Cory Clark/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.President-elect Joe Biden’s popular vote lead over President Trump has grown to 5.29 million, according to the Cook Political Report. Vote counting is still underway, but Biden thus far…
Here’s Why Donald Trump Will Never Give Up
Chris Kleponis/CNP 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.In the LA Times today, Nick Goldberg asks the question on everybody’s mind: What exactly are we witnessing here? Is this an attempted coup — a real…
Inflation Remains Subdued in October
The pandemic has played hob with all our normal economic indicators, but it’s still worth paying attention to them periodically. The October inflation numbers were released today and showed no change from September. Headline inflation was 1.2 percent compared to the previous year. Core inflation, which omits food and energy, was up slightly more, but…