The New Republican Talking Point on Replacing RBG Before the Election is Nonsense
© Eli Imadali/TNS via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Within a few hours of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, an argument was beginning to crystallize on the right: the Senate needed to fill her vacancy on the Supreme Court, so as…
Trump Wants “No Delay” in Picking a New Justice
President Donald Trump dances as he walks off stage after speaking during a campaign rally at Bemidji Regional Airport, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Bemidji, Minn.AP Photo/Evan Vucci For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Donald Trump made it clear that he would not waste…
Coronavirus growth in Western countries: September 18 update
Here’s the coronavirus death toll through September 18. The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here. France is looking really bad. Their cases have skyrocketed and now their death toll is following the familiar start of an exponential curve. Spain and France are now the only two large countries to join us in having a…
Abortion Is Suddenly the Biggest Issue in the Presidential Election
Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died today, leaving the court with only three liberals. If Republicans successfully confirm a replacement, the court will have a 6-3 conservative majority that will almost certainly overturn Roe v. Wade and make abortions all but impossible to get for millions of women.Jeff Malet/Newscom via ZUMA For indispensable reporting…
To Honor Ginsburg, Democrats Have One Choice: Go Nuclear
John Duricka/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.It’s a popular sentiment on the left: Don’t mourn, organize. But with the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, that won’t be enough. Ginsburg, a hero of female empowerment and of the Supreme Court,…
Biden: The Winner of Election Should Nominate Ginsburg’s Replacement
Joe Biden speaks about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after he arrives at New Castle Airport in New Castle, Delaware.Carolyn Kaster/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.When news of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg broke…