Trump Spawned a New Group of Mega-Donors Who Now Hold Sway Over the GOP’s Future
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/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 ProPublica. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Wesley Barnett…
How Bitcoin Mining Keeps Old Fossil-Fuel Plants Alive
Omar Marques/SOPA Images/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.This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. One decade and $1 trillion after the debut of Bitcoin, the…
The Wave of GOP Anti-Protest Bills Will Criminalize Protesters—and Sabotage Police Reform, Too
Jim Vondruska/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.In the wake of the widespread George Floyd protests last year, Republican lawmakers across the country flooded the zone with so-called anti-riot bills. Last month, Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron…
“I Longed for That Hug”: A Mother Reunites With Her Sons Four Years After Being Separated at the Border
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 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.The last time Keldy Mabel Gonzáles Brebe de Zúniga hugged her sons Erik and Mino, they were 13 and 15 years old and seemed “so little” to her.…
Some Thoughts on Eric Clapton and Classic Rock Nostalgia
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.If you grew up listening to your local classic rock radio station, there are probably a few facts about Eric Clapton that have been engrained in your head. He taught himself…
They Went Back to India to Care for Parents Dying of COVID-19. Now, They’re Stranded.
Medical staff attend to COVID-19 patients in the emergency ward at the Holy Family hospital in New Delhi on May 06, 2021.Rebecca Conway/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.In early April, Ashu Mahajan and his…