Chart of the Day: Net New Jobs in September
The American economy gained 136,000 jobs last month. We need 90,000 new jobs just to keep up with population growth, which means that net job growth clocked in at a sluggish but decent 46,000 jobs. The headline unemployment rate dropped to 3.5 percent, the lowest rate in half a century. The numbers below the surface…
SCOTUS Just took a Case that Could Challenge Abortion Rights—in the Midst of the 2020 Election
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a formal group portrait to include the new Associate Justice, top row, far right, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo The Supreme Court decided Friday to hear June Medical Services v. Gee, a Louisiana case that could…
Donald Trump Jr. Is Outraged by Hunter Biden’s “Conflict of Interest.” Where to Begin?
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP On Wednesday, Donald Trump Jr. joined his father’s ongoing effort to smear Joe Biden and his son Hunter over the younger Biden’s role as a board member of a Ukrainian energy company. In a tweet, Trump Jr. claimed the situation created the “appearance of impropriety” and represented a clear “conflict of interest.”…
Ukraine to Review Investigation Into Firm Connected to Biden’s Son
Str/NurPhoto/ZUMA The office of Ukraine’s top prosecutor announced Friday that it is reviewing a past investigation into the owner of Burisma Holdings, the natural gas company where Hunter Biden previously served as a board member. The move comes as President Donald Trump and his allies have privately and publicly pushed for Ukraine to probe Joe…
Here’s What Russian Disinfo Sites Want You to Believe About Impeachment
President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G20 Summit on June 28, 2019, in Osaka, Japan.White House/ZUMA As President Donald Trump battles impeachment, key allies have rallied to his defense: close GOP lawmakers in Congress, Fox News, and far-right internet users. And then there is the ally…
Bite Podcast’s New Series Explores How Climate Change Is Transforming Dinner
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Climate change has already started to unleash its fury, from megastorms to flooding to ravenous fires. But the way many people will first experience this phenomenon is in the quiet of their homes—at the dinner table. As Amanda Little, author of The Fate of Food: What We’ll Eat in a Bigger,…