Obamacare Is No Longer a Republican Punching Bag
As long as we’re taking a look at public opinion, here’s a remarkable turnaround: Opposition to Obamacare Becomes Political Liability for GOP Incumbents In the 2014 elections, Republicans rode a wave of anti-Affordable Care Act sentiment to pick up nine Senate seats, the largest gain for either party since 1980…Six years later, those senators are…
Friday Cat Blogging – 28 August 2020
I had two pictures ready to go this week. One was of Hilbert and Hopper taken at my house. The other was of Stripey taken at my mother’s house. I asked her to make a totally unbiased choice of which picture to use, and she chose the picture of Stripey. “You never get to see…
The Man Who Grieves for Kenosha With His Violins and Violas
The Black String Triage Ensemble plays outside in AugustCourtesy of Dayvin Hallmon For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Whenever there’s a shooting, Dayvin Hallmon turns to his violas and violins. He’s the founder of the Black String Triage Ensemble, an all-volunteer Black and Latinx orchestra in Milwaukee that…
Do the Men Running the Post Office Have Conflicts of Interest? Elizabeth Warren Wants to Find Out.
Stefani Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The US Postal Service Board of Governors told Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday that she would have to wait to find out whether the body would release its members’ financial disclosure forms. Warren demanded the documents…
Poll Projection: Biden Has 88% Chance of Winning
A lot of people seem to be confused about exactly what the polls currently say about the presidential race. Just for the record, then, here’s a selection of projections constructed by Andrew Gelman and published by the Economist. The full set of projections is here. It’s a useful baseline for comparison to polls a week…
From Our Archives, a Visit to the Culture Wars (of the 1990s)
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Do you remember the hysteria of the “culture wars”? In the 1990s—across magazine pages and college campuses and in books (Arthur Schlesinger Jr., hello!)—there was a growing concern about the culture. Ah, that vague noun. Much like today, discussions of the problem with the…