Democrats Seek $30 Billion to Prevent Utility Shutoffs for Poor Customers
Vyacheslav Dumchev/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Legislation to cancel utility debts for millions of low-income households and bail out struggling utility…
CNN Fires Rick Santorum Over Claim That White Settlers Found “Nothing” in America
Tom Williams/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Since 2017, Rick Santorum has had a pretty plum gig as a CNN commentator, but got the axe this weekend after making the ill-advised comment that there was “nothing”…
Marjorie Taylor Greene Likens Nancy Pelosi’s Mask Mandate to the Holocaust
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shouts at journalists.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.It’s no secret that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is willing to do almost anything to get under Democrats’ skin, from harassing House…
Biden to Host George Floyd’s Family on the Anniversary of the Murder
A mural honoring George Floyd in Houston’s Third WardDavid J. Phillip/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.May 25 is the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin, and his family…
For Whites, George Floyd’s Murder Was a Reckoning That May Not Last
A demonstrator near the White House raises a fist in May 2020 as others gather to protest the death of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis.Evan Vucci, File/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that…
Colin Kaepernick Forced to Live Off His Side Hustles—Unlike Tim Tebow
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Colin Kaepernick appears to be a man with many jobs, just not the one he desperately wants. If for some strange reason you’re following the NFL this offseason after a pandemic-shortened…