Donald Trump Can’t Stop Spewing Bad Science. We’re Here to Help.
Andre M. Chang/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.At a Fox News Town Hall in front of the Lincoln Memorial on May 3, President Donald Trump revised the US coronavirus death toll, citing a number significantly higher than what he’d been predicting just a few weeks ago.…
Tell Us Your Story: How Is the Spread of Coronavirus Already Disrupting Your Everyday Life?
For this week’s episode of the Mother Jones Podcast, we want to hear from you: How has the spread of the coronavirus across the United States already disrupted your everyday life—and how are you coping? Call (510) 519-MOJO. That’s (510) 519-6656. You’ll hear our host Jamilah King give you instructions on how to introduce yourself and…
SciFi Superstar William Gibson’s New Book Imagines a Trump-Free Alternate Reality
Ulf Andersen/Zuma/Mother Jones illustration There are many alternate futures. But what if there were also… alternate pasts? That’s the premise of William Gibson’s latest novel, Agency. Gibson is the pioneering science fiction writer who coined the word “cyberspace” and whose 1984 debut novel, The Neuromancer, inspired The Matrix. In, Agency, the second novel in Gibson’s…
Van Jones Isn’t Ready to Give Up on Finding Common Ground With Trump
Mark Wilson/Getty As the Senate impeachment trail gets underway, lawmakers are sticking closely to the marching orders for their chosen tribe. Partisanship hangs over the nation, heavier than ever. But Van Jones says he hasn’t give up on meaningful bi-partisan cooperation. The CNN star worked in the Obama White House as the “Green Jobs Czar”,…
New from the Mother Jones Podcast: Trump Is Winning His Border Wars. For Now.
Fernanda Echavarri / Mother Jones The Trump administration touts its “Remain in Mexico” policy as a resounding success. Critics call it cruel and illegal. What’s unquestionable is that President Donald Trump has now made it virtually impossible for migrants to seek asylum in the United States, leaving tens of thousands of migrant families stuck in…
A Complete Guide to the Impeachment Podcastpalooza
Carolinne Brehman/CQ Roll Call via ZUMA We’re only one day into public hearings and it feels like every media outlet—and possibly even a major player in the scandal!—is starting an impeachment podcast. This is the world we’re living in, people. Whether the thought of listening to an impeachment podcast fills you with dismay or delight,…