Texas Claimed It “Fixed” Its Power Grid, but It Doesn’t Seem That Way
The sun sets behind transmission lines in Texas on July 11.Nick Wagner/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Once again, Texas’ ability to keep electricity flowing to its nearly 30 million residents is in doubt: Searing heat waves, and the heightened energy use…
What Democratic Efforts to Protect Abortion Rights and “Titanic” Have in Common
Sen. Patty Murray, (D-Wash.) oversees a Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Watching the abortion hearings held on Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee and…
“The West Wing Is UNHINGED”
Mother Jones illustration; Evan Vucci/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Two of the most important days in Donald Trump’s plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election arguably were December 18 and 19. That’s when Trump sought to take the kooky coup…
Leaked Audio: Before Election Day, Bannon Said Trump Planned to Falsely Claim Victory
Mother Jones illustration; J. Scott Applewhite/AP; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On the evening of October 31, 2020, Steve Bannon told a group of associates that President Donald Trump had a plan to declare victory on election night—even if…
Illinois Has a Strong Red Flag Law. The Highland Park Shooter Showed Warning Signs. What Happened?
FBI officials clear debris from Central Ave. in Highland Park, Illinois, after a mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade.Jacek Boczarski/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Before opening fire at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, the 21-year-old…
SCOTUS May Have Ended Trump’s Cruel Border Policy. It’s Hardly a “Home Run” Victory for Immigrants.
Woman protests against the “Remain in Mexico” policy in front of the Supreme Court.Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On June 30, the Supreme Court handed down its last and virtually only uplifting decision in an otherwise regressive and chilling term.…