Experts Aren’t Too Worried About the Bitcoin Bubble…Yet
Mother Jones Illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Since last fall, cryptocurrency—Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, etc.—has been making its way into the mainstream. No longer merely the arena of Silicon Valley geeks, it became table talk over Thanksgiving. Some people mortgaged their homes to buy bitcoin. Businesses began talking about “blockchain”…
Does Donald Trump Want to Be Dictator of the United States?
The Republican National Convention in July 2016Carolyn Kaster/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It began the day he was sworn in, with his vow to end “American carnage”—a direct echo of his autocratic pronouncement when accepting the Republican nomination that “I alone can fix it.” Donald Trump has chipped away at…
How Do I Reassure My Children About the Future When the Future Is Terrifying?
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story first appeared at TomDispatch.com. As a mother and an activist, here’s what I’ve concluded as 2018 begins: It’s getting harder and harder to think about the future—at least in that soaring Whitney Houston fashion. You know the song: “I believe…
Putin’s Trolls Are Targeting Trump’s GOP Critics—Especially John McCain
Mother Jones illustration; W6/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When John McCain checked into Walter Reed Medical Center in December as he continued his battle against cancer, Russian trolls seized the moment to spread a conspiracy theory that the veteran Republican senator was using his health as a pretense to…
Carrie Brownstein Puts Her Last Bird on “Portlandia”
Maarten De Boer/Contour by Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Carrie Brownstein plays lots of characters in Portlandia, the Emmy-winning comedy series she co-created in 2010 with executive producer Jonathan Krisel and Saturday Night Live alum Fred Armisen—like Lance, her stoic biker dude; and Kath, determined to put 110 percent into every joyless…
Pot Legalization Is Transforming California’s Criminal Justice Landscape. Here’s How.
An arrest for marijuana DUI in 2016—California’s laws on that front haven’t changed.Bill Alkofer/ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. You’ve probably already heard legal weed is coming to California in 2018. Actually, possession of an ounce or less and private recreational use both became legal in November 2016, when…