Today, Ron DeSantis’ Florida Will Conduct Its Fourth Execution of the Year
Mother Jones; Charlie Neibergall/AP; Richard Graulich/Palm Beach Post/ZUma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In the lead-up to his recently announced presidential run, Gov. Ron DeSantis ramped up Florida’s use of the death penalty and shepherded through two laws expanding capital punishment. The moves, part of a…
Kevin McCarthy Is Fundraising Off Trump’s Indictment Lies
Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.There is no better representative of the moral slide of the Republican Party in the Trump years than House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. This congressman from California, as the ranking House Republican, excoriated Donald Trump after the January…
Why Reddit Is Destined to Turn to Crap
Mother Jones illustration Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Thousands of Reddit communities went dark this week to protest the webforum giant’s money-making plans. Ahead of an expected IPO later this year, the company’s CEO announced it would start charging for access to its application programming…
The Supreme Court Just Handed Native Families a Huge Victory
Mother Jones; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act, the landmark 1978 legislation aimed at preventing Native foster children and adoptees from being separated from their families and tribes. The ruling in Haaland v.…
The Policy Strategist Whose Personal Life Got Political
More than five years ago, the MeToo movement exploded and our culture shifted. But what actually changed? This project seeks to reexamine the era by asking how it will alter the lives of the next generation. Nikita Mitchell is the chief strategy officer of Me Too International, an organization founded by activist and advocate Tarana Burke in 2006 to…
The Young Survivor Who Rocked a Wealthy Bay Area Suburb
More than five years ago, the MeToo movement exploded and our culture shifted. But what actually changed? This project seeks to reexamine the era by asking how it will alter the lives of the next generation. “During my four years at Los Gatos High School, I could name five well-known students who had raped young women at…