With the Election Weeks Away, Stories of Strength in Disability Communities Are Growing
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.One in four American adults have a disability, and more than 70 percent who do said it “really matters” who won the last presidential election. Only 59 percent said so who didn’t report having a disability. That’s a…
From Our Archives, Fighting Reagan’s Tax Cuts
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Each week, we take a look at our archives for boosts to propel you into the weekend. In 1981, the new president, Ronald Reagan, set out to cut taxes. But—as Richard Parker noted in a column from our…
Stop Talking About the Fly. But Before You Do, Watch These Fly Remixes.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.During last night’s debate, the world’s attention turned like one giant eye to the fly atop He Who Interrupts. “The irony is that I have a fierce disgust of flies and gnats but I have grown to love this one,”…
Barack and Michelle Obama Bring Us “Ada Twist, Scientist,” a New Animated Preschool Series
“Ada Twist, Scientist,” the new animated series from Andrea Beaty and the production crew of Barack and Michelle ObamaNetflix For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Ada Marie Twist, the protagonist of Andrea Beaty’s Ada Twist, Scientist, is a young Black girl with an unstoppable…
Wayne Barrett Warned the World 40 Years Ago. The Late Reporter Is Still Exposing Trump.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.“Every relationship is a transaction” for 32-year-old Donald Trump, wrote Wayne Barrett in 1979, when he was the first investigative reporter to take Trump seriously as a threat to anyone within breathing distance. “Donald Trump is a user…
A New Video Game That Sends Food and Medicine to Refugees Beyond the Screen
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Lual Mayen wasn’t old enough to walk when he fled South Sudan with his family to a refugee camp in northern Uganda, where he lived for 22 years. Food was scarce. School didn’t exist. “It was not an…