Read an Excerpt of Katherine Anne Porter’s Flu Novel
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.One hundred thirty years ago, on May 15, 1890, Katherine Anne Porter—Texan, journalist, novelist—was born. Her generation lived through many things, and yet American fiction from her peers—perhaps a bit exhausted from having to chronicle World War I—does not mention (at least…
20,000 Kids Have Learned Hip-Hop From One Revolutionary Network. Today’s Plague Won’t Stop It Either.
Students create hip-hop projects rooted in knowledge of Oakland public parks and climate change as part of Agents of Change youth artist residency program, funded by the California Arts Council. (Pictured pre-pandemic.)Sarah Arnold Photography/Hip Hop for Change For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Turning a pandemic into an…
If You Wish COVID-19 Weren’t the Only Thing to Talk About, We Have Good News for You
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Before you wave it off as a bizarre autocorrect misfire or clumsy typo, or an ill-conceived respelling, consider NOVID-19’s origins: “NOVID-19” got going as a just-say-no bit of creativity by hospital workers who named a staff break room the “NOvid room,” a…
The Radical Roots of Mother’s Day as a Pandemic-Fighting Movement
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.For the millions of mothers working on the front lines and the millions more incarcerated across America right now—80 percent of women in jail are mothers—spending Mother’s Day at a mandatory distance is a test of resilience. But also of creative solidarity.…
To All the Customers Tipping Their Stimulus Checks to Gig Workers: We’ll Shout It Out Here
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Tipping generously has always been an ethical imperative in a broken system that underpays gig workers on the shaky premise that optional tipping is sustainable, but during a pandemic it’s especially life-saving, and some customers are stepping up. An 18-year-old restaurant worker…
Superheroes and Accountable Leaders Are in Short Supply. So 4 Kids Decided to Invent Them.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. As school closures sweep the world and affect more than 55 million US students, kids are finding creative ways to…