Diversity Is Important to Viewers—With or Without an Emmy
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards aired this week, it almost seemed as if the event could be a win for diversity. More people of color have been nominated for awards this year than ever before, and the show did not shy away…
Kavanaugh Backer Says Sexual Assault Allegation Could Have Been Just “Rough Horseplay”
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Following the publication of a detailed account of an alleged sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh, conservatives this week are rushing to defend the Supreme Court nominee’s record, with many openly questioning the credibility of his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, and whether she may be “mixed…
Texas Cops Just Arrested an Alleged Serial Killer. He’s a Border Patrol Supervisor.
A file photo of a US Border Patrol agent on patrol.Jae C. Hong/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A US Border Patrol agent has been arrested, accused of murdering four woman and abducting another in Laredo, Texas. “We have the serial killer in custody.”The suspect, identified by the Webb County…
You’ll Want to Blast This Defiant Late-Summer Anthem All Weekend
(E News/AdMedia/Kathy Hutchins) Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. There’s a new weekly series for you over on our Instagram feed, “Friday Find.” Each week, we’ll spotlight a song, artist, or record we have on repeat as the weekend blasts off, in a bid to introduce emerging, diverse acts to your…
In Chicago Mayor’s Race, Rahm Emanuel’s Exit Makes Room for Powerful Women of Color
Lori Lightfoot at a press conference regarding the findings of a federal investigation into the Chicago Police Department in January 2017.Santiago Covarrubias/Sun-Times/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The way things are shaping up, it’s a fair bet Chicago’s next mayor will be a woman of color. The question is, “Which…
The Case for Giving Pregnant Women More Drugs
Adam McCauley/Mother Jones Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Pregnancy often comes with a lengthy list of physical discomforts, but Kate O’Brien’s were unusual: coughing, night sweats, extreme fatigue. After a series of misdiagnoses, a test finally came back positive. She had tuberculosis. O’Brien, who was 35 and living in New…