Mother Jones - March/April 2021

In this issue

The twice-impeached president is out of office, but the next generation of Republicans
has moved in to fill the void. In “The Apprentice,” Tim Murphy reports that Josh Hawley
might still have a clear future despite having raised a fist in solidarity with the Capitol
insurrectionists. Voters in Alabama may have helped Democrats gain control of the
Senate, but in “Tyranny of the Minority,” Ari Berman shows how the fight for democracy
remains. And Silicon Valley has released its own poison on democracy: “How Facebook
Broke Us” by Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery outlines the social network’s
deliberate use of its monopolistic power to benefit conservative publishers and
consistently guide users to extremist groups. Will tech help us really understand each
other? Sinduja Rangarajan has her doubts in “Lost in Translation,” writing of her family’s
struggle to get their digital assistant to understand more accents that don’t sound like
stereotypes of white Americans.

American Carnage

Trump used the White House to unleash a domestic terrorism movement. Security experts are worried what it will do next.

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Josh Hawley – The Apprentice

Before the Capitol insurrection, Josh Hawley was seen as the future of the Republican Party. He still may be.

10+ mins

Tyranny of the Minority

Democrats may control Washington, but the fight for democracy is far from over.

10 mins

Unpopularity Contest

The case for finally doing away with the Electoral College

4 mins

Or Other Crime

How Black voting rights were sabotaged by a three-word phrase in the 14th Amendment, and how they can be reconstructed

10+ mins

How Facebook Broke Us

The social network has pushed poison on users for years. Now we know it did so deliberately.

10+ mins

The Nuclear Option

Biden has signaled support for a new generation of smaller nuclear reactors. Are they the path to a carbon-free economy—or just a bid to keep a troubled industry alive?

10+ mins

Lost In Translation

Hey Siri, why don’t digital assistants understand people who don’t sound like white Americans?

8 mins

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