Facebook Oversight Board Punts on Chance to Take a Stand on Trump
Former President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on February 28, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Former President Donald Trump cannot resume posting to Facebook and…
Facebook Oversight Board Will Not Restore Donald Trump Back on the Platform
Jacquelyn Martin/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Facebook’s Oversight Board, the independent panel charged with making final content moderation decisions, is upholding the company’s decision to keep Donald Trump off of the social media platform. But…
“Queen Sugar” Author Natalie Baszile on How Black Farmers Can Help Save the Planet
Mother Jones illustration; Courtesy of Harper Collins Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Natalie Baszile knew she was onto something when she got the call from Oprah’s people. A novelist and food justice activist, Baszile had been…
Why Not Turn Our Airfields Into Solar Farms?
A solar installation at Denver airport.Courtesy of Denver International Airport Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. THE NEXT TIME you’re…
Donald Trump Has a New Website But It’s Bad
The Right View/ZUMA Wire Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.When then-President Donald Trump permanently lost his tweeting privileges in January, he entered uncertain territory: How would the second president ever to have a Twitter account communicate…
America’s New Climate Normal: Sweltering
Rising temperatures mean more wildfires, like this one in Riverside, California in 2019.Will Lester/SCNG/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In case you needed further proof that the world is heating up, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…