The US Men’s Basketball Team Lost to France and Here’s Why That Could Be Good
Mickael Chavet via ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.If you slept in like I did, you probably missed it live, but by now you’ve probably heard: The French men’s basketball team upset the long-dominant Team USA in both teams’…
The Justice Department Won’t Investigate COVID Deaths in New York Nursing Homes
Joe Minchillo/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Over the last six months, government officials and journalists have surfaced damning information that suggests New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration attempted to diminish the true pandemic death toll in the state’s nursing homes. State attorney general…
A Conservative Radio Host Mocked the Vaccine. Now He’s Hospitalized With COVID.
Phil Valentine hosting his radio show in 2020.PhilValentine Show/YouTube Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The family of a conservative radio host Phil Valentine, who is now hospitalized in a Tennessee critical care unit with COVID-19, issued a statement on his behalf Friday, expressing…
“Not Necessary”: The Biden Administration Just Canceled More Border Wall Contracts
Border wall construction ongoing on farmland in Texas last year.Eric Gay/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Friday, the Biden administration canceled two border wall contracts along 31 miles of the Rio Grande in South Texas—continuing the process it began this spring…
Mississippi Urges Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Oct. 12, 2020.Patrick Semansky/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Thursday, the state of Mississippi filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to strike down…
Civil Rights Groups to Biden: Abolish Filibuster to Protect Voting Rights
Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., center, and Cliff Albright, right, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, are arrested with activists during a protest to support voting rights outside of Hart Building on July 22, 2021. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free…