Friday Cat Blogging – 11 December 2020
Smart, Fearless Journalism Politics Environment Crime and Justice Food Media Investigations Photos Magazine Podcasts Monika Bauerlein, CEO What a year. For my year-end column, “There’s No Quick Fix For Healing Democracy,” I unpack how change happens and why 2021 has got to be the year we commit to building democratic infrastructure. That includes journalism, and…
There’s No Quick Fix For Healing Democracy
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.Fourteen billion. That’s how much the 2020 election cost, all in all. For perspective, that’s twice as much as the 2016 election and heading toward three times as much as 2008.…
White House to FDA: Approve Pfizer Vaccine Or Else
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.Oh great. This should help make everyone more confident that the Pfizer vaccine isn’t being rushed through due to political pressure: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Friday told…
How Do People Really Decide Which Health Care Plan to Choose?
Margot Sanger-Katz writes about the difficulty of choosing a health care plan: The range of choice is generally heralded as a good thing….But it turns out in real life most people are terrible at picking the health plan that is right for them. Health insurance is a complicated financial product, and study after study has…
Californians Love to Brag About Their Wokeness. So Why Do They Keep Rejecting Progressive Ballot Measures?
Students hoping for a repeal of California’s Proposition 209 hold signs as they protest outside of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on February 13, 2012. Justin Sullivan/Staff/GettyImages 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.Daniel Ho-Sang…
The Pandemic Is Forcing Foster Kids to Sleep in Hotels and Offices
webphotographeer/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.Over the past year, hundreds of foster children in Washington state slept in hotels and offices because no foster placement was available, according to an annual report released this week…