Trump Is “Not Failing” on Helping Veterans, Groups Say
President Donald Trump, surrounded by Vietnam veterans, holds up a proclamation he signed commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.Andrew Harnik/AP Long before Donald Trump became commander-in-chief of the United States military, he was promising to quickly “fix” the Department of Veterans Affairs. One of the reasons I am no fan of John McCain…
“Oh My God, Julia Roberts Is Going To Be in This Movie!”
The Portmans—Nate (Owen Wilson), Via (Izabela Vidovic), and Isabel (Julia Roberts), accompany Auggie (Jacob Tremblay) to his first day of school. Dale RobinetteWhen R.J. Palacio’s debut children’s novel about a boy with severe craniofacial deformities was optioned for film, she figured it would be an indie production with lesser-known actors. “Not Julia Roberts!” she says. Wonder,…
Putin’s Trolls Used the Texas Church Massacre to Sow More Chaos
Mother Jones illustration False information inundated social media after Sunday’s mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and Russian trolls were in the thick of it. Conspiracy theorists like Mike Cernovich led the way, falsely branding shooter Devin Patrick Kelly as a member of the far-left antifa movement, and the Russian media outlet RT America had…
The Tech Industry Is Clueless About People. Let’s Debug It.
Mother Jones illustration; Dimitris66/Getty In October, Google Maps rolled out an experimental feature that estimated the number of calories burned when people walked to their destinations. The feature had a little quirk, though: It used mini-cupcakes to illustrate the calorie counts. The backlash was immediate. Users pointed out that calorie counts could act as a…