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…
Anti-Abortion Activists Are Peddling Another Lie About Abortion Pills—And We Debunked It
When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments next week in the case seeking to restrict the availability of mifepristone, they’ll also hear baseless claims from the anti-abortion side about the role of telehealth abortion in facilitating intimate partner violence.Olga Fedorova/SOPA/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news…
Donald Trump—And Democrats—Should Be Pleased With Ohio’s Senate Primary
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump greets Ohio Republican candidate for US Senate Bernie Moreno during a rally at the Dayton International Airport on March 16, 2024 in Vandalia, Ohio. Scott Olson/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.During a rally in Vandalia, Ohio,…
Jared Kushner Sure Seems Excited About “Very Valuable” Beachfront Properties in Gaza
Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Amid the catastrophic bombing and imminent famine that overwhelms Gaza, Jared Kushner apparently sees something entirely different: desirable properties. Kushner—ever the aspirational foreign policy expert with a penchant for a good conflict of interest—told Harvard University earlier…
What Biden Would Do if He Were Serious About Ending the War in Gaza
Tom Brenner/Pool/Cnp/CNP/Zuma; Fatima Shbair/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, Politico reported that President Joe Biden would “consider” conditioning military aid to Israel if the country launches a large-scale invasion of Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians are sheltering. “It’s something he’s definitely…