12 People on Why They Absolutely Will Vote
College students vote early at the University of California, Irvine.Paul Bersebach/Digital First Media/Orange County Register/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Abhi Agrawal had always been politically aware, but admits he was a “lazy liberal.” He voted in presidential elections, followed the news, and debated politics with his friends. But he…
The Dark, Uncomfortable History of Political Tribalism and What It Means for November 6
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Especially after a week like this one, it’s easy to think of the United States as a divided nation that will never change. But it didn’t always feel that way. “We take for granted the concept of ‘Red America, Blue America’ as just part…
It’s Time to Stop Freaking Out About Polls Being Wrong
SIphotography/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Since Trump’s surprise win in 2016 forced virtually everyone in politics and the media to question everything they thought they knew about predicting elections, there’s been a constant conversation among politicos about how the polls were oh so wrong. (Don’t even get them started on that damn New…
Everything You Need to Know About Thursday’s Historic and Emotional Kavanaugh Hearing
Mother Jones illustration; Win Mcnamee/CNP/ZUMA(3); Erin Schaff/CNP/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Listen on the player below: Thursday’s hearing with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was a whirlwind: The day began with heartbreaking, gut-wrenching testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the Palo Alto University professor who accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her…
You Can Do Everything Right and Still Get Screwed: Student Debt Forgiveness Gone Horribly Wrong.
Sezeryadigar/Herianus/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On this week’s episode of the Mother Jones Podcast, the rage-inducing inside story of America’s student debt machine: how the nation’s flagship loan forgiveness program is failing the very people it’s meant to help. You’ll hear disturbing firsthand accounts of how the mismanaged Public Service Loan…
Trump Loyalists Will Cling to him Like Barnacles on a Sinking Ship
Ting Shen/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Within a matter of minutes Tuesday afternoon, twin legal developments rocked the presidency: Donald Trump’s former campaign boss Paul Manafort was found guilty of tax and bank fraud, and his longtime lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations,…