The Republican Primary for Jeff Flake’s Senate Seat is a Hot Mess
From left: Martha McSally, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and Kelli WardMother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On a Thursday evening in early August, Joe Arpaio, the former Maricopa County sheriff and current Republican candidate for US Senate from Arizona, dropped by a community center in Phoenix for his first…
Mitski’s “Be the Cowboy” Tells Tales at the Edge Between Calm and Unhinged
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. MitskiBe the CowboyDead Oceans Lavish and concise at once, “Be the Cowboy” mixes operatic drama and short pop songs in invigorating fashion. Mitski Miyawaki keeps it simple, zipping through 14 volatile tracks in 33 minutes as she acts out tales of all-consuming devotion (“Me and…
Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark Makes $1 Million Gift to Mother Jones
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Mother Jones today announced that Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist and Craig Newmark Philanthropies, has made a $1 million gift to support its investigative journalism efforts. An entrepreneur and philanthropist, Newmark is a long-time, vocal advocate for a vigorous, trustworthy press. “We’re in the middle of…
The Incredible, Rage-Inducing Inside Story of America’s Student Debt Machine
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Leigh McIlvaine first learned that her student loan debt could be forgiven, she was thrilled. In 2008, at age 27, she’d earned a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Minnesota. She’d accrued just under $70,000 in debt, though she…
California Is About to Abolish Cash Bail. Criminal Justice Advocates Aren’t Happy.
Wavebreakmedia/iStock/Getty Images Plus Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Criminal justice activists have long said California’s bail system needs reforming. Earlier this year, a California appellate court agreed, declaring the state’s system unconstitutional and making change inevitable. Then last week, Democrats in the state Legislature passed a bill that would effectively abolish cash bail once and for all. …
Brett Kavanaugh Has a Nearly Perfect Record of Speeding Up Extinction
Kavanaugh’s record so far suggests he’s among the most conservative to come from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. CBD’s analysis compared him to Judge David Sentelle, whom President Ronald Reagan appointed to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in 1987. Sentelle decided against protections in around 57 percent…