How Bill Clinton’s Presidency Changed American Capitalism
Courtesy UCSB Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In their new book, A Fabulous Failure: The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism, historians Judith Stein and Nelson Lichtenstein chart how the 42nd president betrayed his progressive ideals—going from optimistic Democrat who triumphed over Reagan-era conservatism to the avatar of the…
Bill Clinton Campaigned as a Progressive. Why Didn’t He Govern Like One?
This piece is adapted from A Fabulous Failure: The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism by Nelson Lichtenstein and Judith Stein. The book will be available from Princeton University Press on September 12. This excerpt is accompanied by an interview with one of the book’s authors. On December 14 and 15, 1992, the transition…
Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Was Convicted, Really Fast, of Contempt of Congress
Peter Navarro, who did not testify in his own defense, addressing press, and protestors, outside court on September 5.Jim Lo Scalzo/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump and many of his acolytes take the position that the words “executive privilege” are more or…
The Right’s War on Divorce—and Its Costs
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.She didn’t want to be married anymore, and he didn’t like that. In April, right-wing activist and influencer Steven Crowder told the audience of his podcast, Louder with Crowder, that he and his wife, Hilary,…
A Peter Thiel-Linked Startup Is Courting New York Scenesters and Plotting a Libertarian Paradise
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Earlier this summer, I showed up uninvited at a midtown Manhattan music venue, where a startup named the Praxis Society was holding an event as part of a weeklong series to promote its flagship product: a free-market Mediterranean city-state…
Pennsylvania Senator Wants Fracking Wastewater Classified as Hazardous
A shale gas well in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania.Keith Srakocic/AP This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Katie Muth knew it would be a long shot. This January, the Pennsylvania state senator reintroduced three pieces of legislation aimed at closing loopholes in the laws governing how the…