Sure, Biden’s Climate Policy Could Be Better, but Consider What a Second Trump Term Would Be Like
US President Joe Biden speaking at COP27.Maged Helal/U.S. Embassy/Zuma This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. This April, at a steak dinner with oil and gas executives at the Mar-a-Lago Club, in Florida, former President Donald Trump made a request backed by a hefty promise: If…
Progressives urge Alito recusal from Jan. 6 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court
Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia, at right, stands waiting to approach the microphone. The lawmakers joined progressive groups to urge Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021,…
Biden Suggests Netanyahu May Be Dragging Out War for Political Gain
Amir Cohen/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In one of his most pointed criticisms of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yet, President Biden suggested that the Israeli leader may be dragging out the war in Gaza for his political benefit. “There is every…
Biden Announces New Border Crackdown
President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a visit to the southern border. Valerie Gonzalez/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Tuesday, the Biden administration issued a new sweeping executive order further limiting access to asylum at the US-Mexico border. The long-anticipated move, which…
Georgia families struggle to buy food during summer as state declines to extend enhanced benefits
The Atlanta-based social service organization Caring For Others provided food, clothes, toys, shoes, furniture, and other essentials to more than 129,000 households in 2023. Submitted photo/Caring For Others A little extra money to buy groceries during a recent summer gave Augusta parent Tasha Marshall a rare chance to spice up the meals she cooked for…
How We’ve Failed the Promise of Making “Genocide” a Crime
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Israel declared its independence in 1948. That same year, the United Nations adopted the convention that defined genocide as a crime. The tension between these two “never agains” was there from the start. The word “genocide” was coined in…