Will Democrats Let the Senate Parliamentarian Stand in the Way of Immigration Reform?
Immigrants march in Washington DC in December to call for a path to citizenship.Isabela Dias Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In another blow to Democrats’ aspirations to include immigration provisions in Biden’s Build Back Better bill, the Senate parliamentarian opposed a plan…
The Biden Administration Thinks Europe Holds the Key to Humane Borders. It’s Not That Simple.
New multi-purpose reception and identification migrant center on the island of Samos, Greece.Michael Svarnias/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Thousands of migrants freezing in sub-zero temperatures in the forest along the Belarus-Poland border. A “shadow immigration system” that throws asylum seekers into…
Denounce Julian Assange. Don’t Extradite Him.
Demonstrators at the Royal Courts of Justice in London protest the possible extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States.Thomas Krych/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Editor’s note: This essay from David Corn first appeared in his new newsletter, This Land. Given…
A Disturbing Gun Case Further Reveals the Peril of January 6
Capitol Police officers detain protesters outside the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021.Drew Angerer/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Last month, the Justice Department unsealed the latest case involving gun charges against an alleged participant in…
Manchin and Sinema Are Blocking Everything
Jonathan Ernst/CNP/ZUMA Wire Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.), Joe Biden’s bitterest ex in the Senate, went on Hannity yesterday to crow that the Build Back Better bill was “dead forever,” and the sad thing is that he might be…
“I Was Trying to Protect My Family”
A boy receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacist Jazzmine Miller of Grubbs Pharmacy, at the Capitol Hill Day School in Washington, D.C.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Sasha Taylor believes the COVID vaccine will keep her family together. Back…