MOTHER JONES DAILY: To Honor Ginsburg, Democrats Have One Choice: Go Nuclear, 5 times McConnell said we shouldn't confirm a SCOTUS justice in an election year, The president may have been the last person in America to find out about RBG's death, A long list of GOP senators who promised not to confirm a Supreme Court nominee during an election year, Biden says the winner of election should nominate Ginsburg's replacement, Hurricane Maria Slammed Into Puerto Rico 3 Years Ago. Finally Trump Is Providing Some Additional Aid., “The Root 100” Was Announced This Morning, the Annual List of the Most Influential Black Americans Ages 25–45 21SEP20

 

I was at a rest stop in Connecticut, on my way to visit my parents in Massachusetts, when I found out that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died.

When I pulled over to get gas, I looked at my phone and saw that my friend had texted me, simply, "RBG." I spent the rest of the night driving down the highway in shock. But my colleagues at Mother Jones got to work pointing out Mitch McConnell's hypocrisy and explaining what the feminist firebrand's death means for the future of the Supreme Court.

Props to my clearheaded coworkers for meeting the moment. I'm still in denial.

—Abigail Weinberg

 

To Honor Ginsburg, Democrats Have One Choice: Go Nuclear

They will have to bring a bazooka to the GOP's gun fight.

BY DAVID CORN

 

5 times McConnell said we shouldn't confirm a SCOTUS justice in an election year

BY MADISON PAULY

The president may have been the last person in America to find out about RBG's death

BY FERNANDA ECHAVARRI

A long list of GOP senators who promised not to confirm a Supreme Court nominee during an election year

BY TIM MURPHY

Biden says the winner of election should nominate Ginsburg's replacement

BY KARA VOGHT

 

Hurricane Maria Slammed Into Puerto Rico 3 Years Ago. Finally Trump Is Providing Some Additional Aid.

"The Trump administration delayed, dragged its feet, and resisted allocating these badly needed funds."

BY WILL PEISCHEL

 

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SOME GOOD NEWS, FOR ONCE

“The Root 100” Was Announced This Morning, the Annual List of the Most Influential Black Americans Ages 25–45

A jumpstart to the week, and a big one to celebrate and contemplate: In its 11th year running, the Root 100 was just published, the annual list of “the most influential African Americans, ages 25 to 45,” selected by The Root’s editorial staff. It’s a powerful lineup.

Go check. It’s here! Share it. Argue over it! Use exclamation marks! Tweet about it! Agree or disagree with the selections, and once you’re done sharing and discussing it, learn from it. Discover or rediscover the 100 people honored by the site’s editors, writers, and producers. The team, led by Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton and Managing Editor Genetta Adams, considered hundreds of publicly submitted nominees and, with the help of a custom-built algorithm, weighed influence by reach—the audiences touched across digital platforms and social media—and substance—the overall impact of work on communities, culture, and society. Winners were picked from the finalists pool by a committee of award-winning, National Association of Black Journalists–honored contributors.

“This year is more important than ever to highlight those making strides to stand up against social injustices, no matter how large or small,” Belton says.

While you’re browsing the list and learning about people on it—and sweating why you yourself, or influencers you cherish, didn’t make it—be sure to follow The Root’s editorial crew for continuing analysis and insight in the runup to the election. Follow Belton, Adams, Michael Harriot, Anne Branigin, Felice León, Terrell Jermaine Starr, and many other staffers, past and present, including, of recent Root glory, Danielle Young and Ashley Velez, two of the premier voices in video journalism and narrative storytelling.

Here’s the full The Root 100. Congrats to the honorees, and the entire staff behind it.

—Daniel King

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