To Get the Infrastructure Deal Done, Dems Need to Trust Each Other. There’s Just One Problem.
Mother Jones illustration; Getty; AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.“We’re doing a lot of therapy,” Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said to me as he entered the House chamber on Tuesday afternoon. He was referring to the state of mind of his…
Gen. Milley Defends China Calls, Says He Was “Not Qualified” to Determine Trump’s Mental Health
Patrick Semansky/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Gen. Mark Milley, speaking before Congress in a Tuesday hearing about Afghanistan, shed light on his much-reported calls with his Chinese counterpart before and after the 2020 election. Milley, the chair of the Joint Chiefs…
My Wife Was Dying of Brain Cancer. My Boss at Amazon Told Me to Perform or Quit.
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.GettyAmazon has long been accused of treating its workers as expendable. The stories of contract drivers forced to pee in bottles and warehouse employees whose labor is tracked down to the second have become infamous. But the…
Here’s the Truth About Brett Kavanaugh’s Finances
It’s become a predictable pattern: The Supreme Court issues a controversial ruling on a hot-button social issue, and then Justice Brett Kavanaugh trends on Twitter. Earlier this month, it happened again after the court refused to block the recent Texas law that all but bans abortion. Almost immediately, hashtags like #WhoOwnsKavanaugh and #BrettsDebts blossomed across…
There’s A Flurry of Studies Trashing the Democrats’ Tax Agenda. They Have Corporate and GOP Dark Money Ties.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), and Sen. John Barrasso, (R-Wyo.) speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.It’s no surprise Republicans hate the taxes…
DHS Secretary Says What We’ve All Been Thinking: The Immigration System Is “Completely Broken”
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Speaking with candor on Meet the Press on Sunday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas acknowledged that “we are working in a completely broken system.” No kidding. After a week in which Border…