We Just Watched Republicans Whitewash Black History—Again
J. Scott Applewhite/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.When John Lewis succumbed to pancreatic cancer on Friday night, the tributes and statements from elected officials and other public figures honoring the 80-year-old civil rights hero came pouring in. The ironies have already been noted, as certain politicians…
Whistleblowers Say an ICE Detention Center Used Deceptive Tricks to Conceal COVID Outbreak
Mother Jones illustration; Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In May, Officer Smith was at the airport in Alexandria, Louisiana, with a group of immigration detainees on the verge of being deported. But there was a problem. Smith—who asked to be identified by a pseudonym out of…
Trump’s New Census Directive Is Almost Certainly Unconstitutional
Donald Trump, flanked by US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and US Attorney General William Barr, delivers remarks on citizenship and the census in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2019. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother…
We Can’t Fix the Economy Without Fixing Child Care. Joe Biden Finally Has a Plan for That.
Matt Slocum/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.It took a pandemic, a botched governmental response, and a recession. But at long last, a Democratic presidential nominee is promising a universal, federally backed child care program that recognizes caregiving’s crucial role in the US economy. The proposal is…
EU Starts Long Trek Toward Coronavirus Bailout
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The EU has finally agreed on a financial rescue plan that involves rich countries raising money to help out poor countries: Leaders ultimately agreed on a €750 billion recovery plan. Of that, €390 billion will be offered in grants and the rest…
We Are Officially Living in Crazytown
Daniel Mears/Detroit News/TNS via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Let’s round up a few recent headlines, shall we? Trump threatens to deploy federal agents to Chicago and other U.S. cities led by Democrats Trader Joe’s removing ‘racist packaging’ after online petition Georgia Governor Brian Kemp…