With Biden on the Campaign Trail, It’s Time to Fact-Check His Climate Plans
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Joe Biden, touted as the first US climate president, is presiding over the quiet weakening of his two most significant plans to slash planet-heating emissions, suggesting that tackling the climate crisis will take a back seat in a febrile election year.…
Elon Musk Keeps Spreading a Very Specific Kind of Racism
Alex Gallardo/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Racist pseudo-science is making a comeback thanks to Elon Musk. Recently, the tech billionaire has been retweeting prominent race scientist adherents on his platform X (formally known as Twitter), spreading misinformation about racial minorities’ intelligence and physiology…
House Hearing Spotlights Special Counsel Robert Hur’s Sleazy Assault on Biden
Former special counsel Robert K. Hur watches a video of President Joe Biden during the House Judiciary Committee hearing about his report on Biden’s retention of classified materials.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.At a House committee hearing convened by Republicans…
Exclusive: Top NAACP Boss Warns of “Nazism Part Two” if Trump Is Elected
Mother Jones illustration; Rogelio V. Solis/AP; Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The President of the nation’s leading Black civil rights organization has issued a stark warning to voters as the election shapes up to be a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald…
The National Guard Is a “WTF” Moment for New York’s Subways. But a Proposed Ban Could Go Even Further.
New York State Police, MTAPD and New York National Guard patrol and conduct container inspections at Grand Central Station on March 6, 2024 in New York City.Adam Gray/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement last week that she was…
Biden’s Highest-Ranking Trans Official Is Learning the Limits of Representation
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In October, Admiral Rachel Levine gave the keynote address at the national convention for the Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, or “PFLAG,” as it’s been known since its founding in the 1970s. Standing before a backdrop…