Georgia Senate passes bill to punish local governments with loose immigration policies
The Georgia Senate passed immigration legislation March 21 tied to the killing of a Georgia nursing student who was slain on the Athens campus of the University of Georgia. John McCosh/ Georgia Recorder The Georgia Senate passed a bill Thursday that could result in law enforcement agencies and local governments losing federal and state funds…
There’s a Communist Multimillionaire Fomenting Revolution in Atlanta
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2021, when Keisha Lance Bottoms, then Atlanta’s mayor, revealed plans for a new $90 million police training facility, she told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the project was essential “if we want the best, most well-trained officers protecting our…
It’s a Good Time to Start Worrying About Christian Nationalism
Members of the Proud Boys, a neo-fascist group that has engaged in political violence, raise a cross on January 6, 2021, at the Michigan State Capitol during a protest of the 2020 election.Adam J. Dewey/AP Editor’s note: The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time)…
At the Heritage Foundation, the Anti-DEI Crusade Is Part of a Bigger War
Kevin Roberts (right), president of The Heritage FoundationMother Jones illustration; Drew Angerer/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, I attended an event at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, focused on “seizing the moment to defeat DEI.” I have written before about the…
In Texas, Fossil Fuel CEOs Ridicule Nation’s Clean Energy Push
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The bosses of the world’s leading oil and gas companies have poured scorn on efforts to move away from fossil fuels, complaining that a “visibly failing” transition to clean energy was being pushed forward at an “unrealistic pace.”…
U.S. House panel debates boost for WIC in Agriculture funding bill
Georgia Rep. Sanford Bishop of Albany, said that the WIC budget reflects a “growing demand for WIC funding as participation continues to rise.” Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON — A U.S. House appropriations panel reviewed the Biden administration’s request to increase the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s budget for fiscal 2025 Thursday, with Republicans asking pointed questions…