Dead at 100, Henry Kissinger Leaves Behind a Bloody Legacy
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, seen during a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in 2006, died at the age of 100 on November 29, 2023.Sergey Ponomarev/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Do not speak ill of the dead. That’s an honorable admonition.…
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Democratic Challenger Says the Congresswoman Is Not “Attractive Enough” to Hold Office
Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels poses at his home in Minneapolis earlier this month.Steve Karnowski/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, one of the primary challengers to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), mentioned a reason he thinks…
Koch Network Endorses Haley to Defeat Trump. But the Biggest Loser Is Ron DeSantis.
Matias J. Ocner/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For the first time in its two-decade history, Americans for Prosperity Action—an influential conservative organization backed by Charles Koch—has weighed in on the GOP presidential primary, crowning Nikki Haley as the best candidate to beat Donald Trump.…
Those “Giving Pledge” Billionaires Had Better Pick Up the Pace
Mother Jones; Nati Harnik/AP, Evan Agostini/Invision/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As the author of a book about runaway wealth in America, I’ve thought a fair bit about the Giving Pledge, the exclusive do-gooder club Bill and Melinda French Gates launched in 2010…
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Extended for Two More Days, Officials Announce
Ilia Yefimovich/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will be extended for an additional two days in the Gaza Strip, a spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Monday morning. The State of Qatar announces, as part of…
“Air Pollution From Coal Is Much More Harmful Than We Thought,” New Study Reveals
Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via ZUMA Wir This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Coal-fired power plants killed at least 460,000 Americans during the past two decades, causing twice as many premature deaths as previously thought, new research has found. Cars, factories, fire smoke, and electricity plants…