January 2011
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“…Egyptian popular opinion toward the United States has substantially...”
– So says 538’s Nate Silver in the New York Times. Now, what major change took place in the US in the last two or three years that could explain an improvement in America’s global standing, we wonder?…
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Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So... →
MoJo associate editor Nick Baumann lays bare the stealth GOP agenda in Congress. Prepare to be appalled.
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Which Dangerous Toxins Are in Your Pot? →
Your weed might be gnarlier than you think. So what’s an eco-conscious stoner to do?
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Drugged, raped, and pregnant? Too bad. Republicans... →
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Imagine if the invasion had never happened and...
publicradiointernational:
Makes you think.
cubicmetaphysics asked: Who gets to run the MoJo Tumblr? Is it a collaborative effort? An intern? Was it just pawned off on the youngest staff member?
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"Bottom line: respect your opponent by giving him... →
The American Family Association’s wingnut spokesman, Bryan Fischer, defending a Utah Christian prep school whose girls’ basketball team beat West Ridge, a school for at-risk youth, 108 to 3. West Ridge’s school motto: “We help teens with substance abuse or other difficulties.” How many field goals would Jesus dish?
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“Russian young people spend countless hours online downloading videos, which does...”
– Cyber-skeptic Evgeny Morozov talks to Mother Jones about the Tunisian Twitter revolution that wasn’t, WikiLeaks, and why the US shouldn’t promote internet freedom.
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Pot Quiz: Can Medical Marijuana Treat Color... →
Happy 4:20, West Coast! Now, take our medical-pot eligibility quiz to see if you have your THC Ph.D. And read the rest of our “Pot Goes Wall Street” package.
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"We cannot let those sympathies transform us into...
“Although it is our aim to be impartial in our presentation of the news, our attitude toward these issues is far from indifferent. The journalists at The Times have a large and personal stake in the country’s security. We live and work in a city that has been tragically marked as a favorite terrorist target, and in the wake of 9/11 our journalists plunged into the ruins to tell the story of...
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"Screw the Fountain of Youth. Florida House... →
Perhaps the most plausible explanation for why one state’s GOP has already picked the statehouse’s next four Speakers through 2018…without (presumably) knowing the outcomes of the 2012, 2014, and 2016 elections.
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Republican Congressmen admit they monitor talk... →
azspot:
(via cognitivedissonance, jonathan-cunningham, militantagnostic)
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“We are asking that they stop saying that they are selling beef.”
– Attorney Dee Miles, speaking on behalf of an Alabama law firm which has filed a class-action lawsuit against Taco Bell alleging that their “meat mixture” contains less than 35% actual beef. Among the other ingredients: An anti-dusting agent.
A Taco Bell spokesman responded to the charge, saying...
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After the liberty wing of the GOP won a bevy of... →
MJ copy editor Adam Weinstein rakes the (smelly) muck in “Florida GOP Champions Freedom, Liberty, and Busted Poop Tanks.”
“Texas is facing a $27 billion budget deficit, so naturally the state legislature...”
– Tim Murphy of Mother Jones, The Week in Sharia: Elvis Retreats, Texas Reloads
“Now, with most online publications allowing readers to comment beneath stories,...”
– Jeff Pearlman (via soupsoup)
Watch“Did you read that thing in Mother Jones about eco-chairs and eco-ways to sit?” MoJo gets name-checked in the new TV show Portlandia, which spoofs Portland’s hipster image.