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This is what happens when you let a for-profit company run public benefits
This is how it works. The big lie. The endless spin. The outright denial of facts. Again and again and again. In "William Barr's War on Reality, Truth, and the Law," I break down how far the attorney general is willing to go to erase the truth in order to protect the president. I hope you'll giv…
Trump: Sure, I did it. So what?
This is big. $25 million big. I'm excited to write to you about The Moment for Mother Jones: a five-year push to make key investments and strengthen our work at a time when journalism faces threats—both political and economic—like never before. We’ve raised more than 90 percent of our $25 millio…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just gave the perfect explanation for why housing is a human right
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke with New Yorkers about her efforts in Congress to increase access to affordable housing at a town hall in the Bronx Thursday evening. Housing, she says, should be legislated as a human right. “What does that mean? It means that our access and …
Judge slams insurance company's "immoral and barbaric" refusal to cover life-saving treatment
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Mueller: Manafort discussed enlisting Trump to aid Russia in Ukraine
Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort held secret meetings with a business associate suspected of having ties to Russian intelligence that involved discussing handing Russia effective control of eastern Ukraine, special counsel Robert Mueller reported on Thursday. Those talks included the po…
Missouri voters just killed a Republican union-busting effort
On Tuesday, Missouri voters sent a message to the Republican-controlled state Legislature: The state must protect unions. It is the first state since 2012 to overturn a right-to-work law that aimed to weaken unions by severely restricting their cash flow.
Young people are registering to vote in huge numbers, new study finds
In some battleground states, 18-to-29-year-olds now make up a far greater percentage of new registrants.
The NRA has deep ties to accused Russian spy Maria Butina
Here is the years' worth of evidence.