A New California Bill Aims to Ban Paraquat. Yep, That Toxic Stuff Is Still Around.
Harvesting almonds in Livingston, California.Dave Getzschman/Merced Sun-Star/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Americans of a certain age hear the word “paraquat,” the first thing that might leap to mind is Mexican weed. That’s because, in the late 1970s, the United States government thought…
This Week From Reveal: Escaping Putin’s War Machine
Russian soldiers ride through Aleppo, 2017Christian Werner Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Are Russian military defectors spies? War criminals? Or heroes? That’s one of the central questions of this week’s episode of Reveal, which follows the dramatic journey of an officer who deserted the…
Black Alabamans Urged Officials to Stop a Plant Polluting Their Neighborhood
Walter Moorer observes fumes emitted from the Hosea Weaver asphalt plant near Chin Street in the historic Black community of Africatown.Patrick Darrington/Inside Climate News This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Walter Moorer likes to say he lives at 411 “Death Row Street.” At least that is…
The IRS is testing a free method to directly file taxes. But not everyone is thrilled.
The IRS estimates that 19 million taxpayers are eligible to use a new Direct File program in advance of the April 15 tax filing deadline. Phillip Rubino/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Many U.S. taxpayers in a dozen states for the first time can electronically file their federal returns directly to the Internal Revenue Service for free…
RFK Jr. Fundraisers Tied to J6ers, QAnoners, Christian Nationalists, and Far-Right Extremists
Mother Jones; Laura Brett/Zuma; Paul Sancya/AP, Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On March 23, Steve and Tracy Slepcevic hosted a fundraiser for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the San Diego area. Tickets started at $575, and those who…
Alabama Lawmakers Want Prison for False Reporting Charges. That Could Have Serious Consequences.
Molly Mendoza Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last year, 25-year-old Carlee Russell called 911 in Hoover, Alabama, reporting that there was a child on the interstate. Then Russell vanished, and no child was found. A massive search effort followed, along with a national media…