Under Cross-Examination, Michael Cohen Spills About His Past With Trump
Mother Jones; Laura Brett/ZUMA; Jane Rosenberg/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump’s criminal trial for engineering a hush money scheme—to save his 2016 campaign from a slew of stories about his infidelities—entered its dramatic final stages on Tuesday, as his former fixer, Michael…
Report: Since Paris, Banks Have Channeled $6.9 Trillion to Fossil Fuel Firms
Gina M Randazzo/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The world’s big banks have handed nearly $7 trillion in funding to the fossil fuel industry since the Paris agreement on carbon emissions, according to research. In 2016, after talks in Paris, 196 countries signed an agreement to limit…
Jimmy Carter’s grandson says he believes ailing former president nearing the end
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter smiles during a book signing event in 2018. Drew Angerer/Getty Images The grandson of former President Jimmy Carter provided an update on his grandfather’s condition Tuesday at the Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy, which was the first held since the former first lady’s death. Grandson Jason Carter said…
Donald Trump Really Trying to Pretend He Couldn’t Care Less About Michael Cohen
Mother Jones; Yuki Iwamura/AP; Imago/ZUMA; Elizabeth Williams/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former President Donald Trump faced off with his onetime fixer Michael Cohen in court on Monday, and for the most part, Cohen delivered a persuasive indictment. Even though the two men have…
Trump Wants to Deport Pro-Palestine Protesters—and GOP Lawmakers Are Filing Bills to Make It Happen
Mother Jones; Matt Rourke/AP; John Lamparski/NurPhoto/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.At a rally in Wildwood, New Jersey on Saturday, former President Donald Trump made many questionable comments. He called Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “Fat Alvin.” He claimed migrant children “don’t speak English.” And…
Lost in the Crowd: The Hidden Biases of Medical Fundraising
Mother Jones; Marc Studer Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.More than 100 million Americans have medical debt, with half owing more than $2,000; disabled people are twice as likely to have it than those without disabilities. Annually, around half a million Americans are pushed into bankruptcy…