The Staggering Carbon Footprint of Israel’s War in Gaza
November 26, 2023, Gaza City.Omar Ashtawy/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The planet-warming emissions generated during the first two months of the war in Gaza were greater than the annual carbon footprint of more than 20 of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, new research reveals. The vast…
Abbott: Texas Would Shoot Migrants, But Biden “Would Charge Us With Murder”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lamented the inevitable murder charge that shooting migrants crossing the border would bring in a recent appearance on a former NRA spokesperson’s radio show.Adam Davis/EFE via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has told a right-wing…
German Reporters Just Unveiled a Far-Right Deportation “Masterplan”
German police at a 2023 rally hosted by AfD, a far-right political party.Helmut Fricke/dpa via Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Over the past few years, the far-right has made strides across the world. In Europe alone, Italy has elected a member of the country’s…
Meet the Operatives Who Profited From January 6
Mother Jones illustration; Jose Luis Magana/AP; Brian Cahn/ZUMA; Andrea Renault/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.At 4:17 p.m. on January 6, 2021, while rioters battled police inside the Capitol, Kimberly Guilfoyle emailed her banker. Guilfoyle—who was a top official on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign—wanted…
Meet the Black Kingmakers Left Behind After Democrats Killed Their Iowa Caucus
Mayor Quentin Hart, left, and Pastor Frantz WhitfieldMother Jones illustration: Getty (2); ZUMA (3) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Set along the Cedar River a two hour drive north of Des Moines lies the small city of Waterloo—Iowa’s Blackest town. The river sharply divides…
Big Oil Launches Propaganda Campaign to Thwart US Energy Transition
Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Midland, Texas.Tony Gutierrez/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The American oil lobby launched an eight-figure media campaign this week promoting the idea that fossil fuels are “vital” to global energy security, alarming climate experts. “US natural gas and…