AOC and Bernie Sanders Aim to Tackle Housing and Climate Change in One Bill
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) take part in a press conference with other Democratic lawmakers and advocates reintroducing the Green New Deal for Public Housing.Mother Jones illustration; Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. With a sweeping legislative proposal, Representative Alexandria…
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.”…
Here Are the Only Swing Voters You Need to Care About in 2024
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump’s criminal cases. Joe Biden’s age. The wars in Gaza and Ukraine. Migrants at the border. Food prices. There are many factors that can decide the 2024 presidential election and set the future course…