The Inflation Reduction Act Was a Huge Win for Democrats. Will It Help Them In the Midterms?
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks as US President Joe Biden listens during a signing ceremony for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on August 16, 2022.MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter…
Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Is Now Law, Bringing Historic Changes to Climate Fight and Health Care Costs
Mandel Ngan/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After months of excruciating negotiation and a legislative process that took over a year, President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law the centerpiece of his agenda, the Inflation Reduction Act, paving the way for the United…
Did Democrats Really Just Make a “Devil’s Bargain”?
House Democrats celebrate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.Bill Clark/ZUMA Press This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Americans feeling the heat of climate change will find a lot to like in the Inflation Reduction Act—and a decent bit to criticize. Overall, the climate movement has cheered the bill’s…
Rudy Giuliani’s Lawyer Knocks Georgia Prosecutors: “I Don’t Know What These People Are Doing.”
Matias J. Ocner/TNS via ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A district attorney in Georgia has informed Rudy Giuliani that he is a target of a criminal investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to improperly influence the…
Now the Far Right Is Going After School Counselors
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Tara Kierstead finished her presentation at the annual conference of the American School Counselor Association in July, she was elated. Her slides—about how best to support students who were transgender or nonbinary—had gone over…
John Fetterman Returns to Campaign Trail for Triumphant Rally After Stroke
In his first major political event since suffering a stroke in May, John Fetterman appeared before a raucous crowd in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday where he wasted no time directly confronting the issue of his health, telling supporters at the start of the event that he was grateful to be alive. “Tonight for me, it’s…