Caught on Film: The Dark World of Truck Stop Sex Workers
Jul 13, 2013 · The sex workers play an elaborate game of tag with the security guards and police officers. The sex workers hide in a “safe truck” when the heat turns up. It’s kind of like base. In …
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Autocratic forces are ascendant in America. But truth-telling independent media is one remaining bulwark against the unrestrained exercise of power. At a time when billionaire owners of …
As the Voting Rights Act Nears 60, Conservative Judges Are …
Aug 6, 2024 · “Today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield,” President Lyndon Johnson declared 59 years ago today, as he signed the …
These Racist Collectibles Will Make Your Skin Crawl
A ceramic figure from the 1950s Courtesy of David Pilgrim/PM Press. Pilgrim writes that historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. found this the most disturbing image in the Jim Crow Museum of Racist ...
Are Life Sentences a Merciful Alternative to the Death Penalty?
Mar 12, 2021 · Life without parole has many of the same qualities that make the death penalty so abhorrent. Capital punishment is riddled with racial disparities, junk science, and a legal …
Christian nationalists dream of taking over America. This …
Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Mike Flynn has hosted NAR leaders on his “ReAwaken America” tour, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has worked with its …
The Rise of the American Oligarchy – Mother Jones
For years, Reid Hoffman, VC billionaire Marc Andreessen, Laurene Powell Jobs, and a handful of other Silicon Valley heavies quietly bought up a huge swath of Northern California to build an ...
What to know about Donald Trump's new $60 Bible - Mother Jones
Mar 27, 2024 · One month after releasing a line of gilded high-tops for $399, Donald Trump revealed on Tuesday a new item: the Bible. “All Americans need a Bible in their home, and I …
When Did the US Start Calling Itself “America,” Anyway?
Jul 4, 2019 · One sharp-eared writer heard the switch. “For some thirty years prior to 1898, while the adjective ‘American’ has been in general use, the noun ‘America’ has been extremely rare ...
Politics - Mother Jones
Autocratic forces are ascendant in America, but the story isn’t fully written. Truth-telling independent media is one remaining bulwark against the unrestrained exercise of power. At a …