GoFundMe Campaigns. Payday Loans. McDonald’s Shifts. The Painful Reality of Surviving Trump’s Shutdown.
A furloughed government worker during a silent protest against the ongoing partial government shutdown.Andrew Harnik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The partial government shutdown forced Jason Muzzey, an Agriculture Department contractor in Kansas City, Missouri, to stop work the day after Christmas. He hasn’t been back since. Now, without a…
How Ferguson Prepared DeRay Mckesson for Trump
Patrick Semansky/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In the waning years of the Obama administration, a new generation of black activists emerged with a simple refrain for the streets and the tweets: Black lives matter. That rallying cry would go on to spark an international organization led by black women, several lists of policy…
“Broad City” Star Ilana Glazer Guest Hosted Our Podcast. She’s Really Good At It!
We’re huge fans of Ilana Glazer, and the hit sitcom, Broad City. So this was a thrill for us: flipping the script and having Glazer take over the Mother Jones Podcast mic.Rich Fury/Invision/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On this week’s episode of the Mother Jones Podcast, host Jamilah King…
David Byrne Rode His Bike to Our Office and Talked About Everything
David Byrne performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in April.Amy Harris/Invision/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Since the late-1970s, when David Byrne formed the iconic (and alas, now-defunct) Talking Heads, his career has been an endless stream of fascinating side projects, starting with his super-weird, super-cool Brian…
The Difference Between Russiagate and Watergate: Nixon Didn’t Have Fox
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity during a campaign earlier this month in Missouri.Jeff Roberson/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Who said it, Trump or Nixon? “They got the hell kicked out of them in the election… They are trying to use this to smear…
Trump Is “Acting Like A Mob Boss.” How Far Is He Really Willing to Go?
Susan Walsh/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It happened: The Attorney General of the United States has been forced out. The resignation letter of Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III hit the internet on Wednesday morning—even as votes continue to be counted in an election that handed the House back to Democrats for the first…