Jared Kushner Sure Seems Excited About “Very Valuable” Beachfront Properties in Gaza
Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Amid the catastrophic bombing and imminent famine that overwhelms Gaza, Jared Kushner apparently sees something entirely different: desirable properties. Kushner—ever the aspirational foreign policy expert with a penchant for a good conflict of interest—told Harvard University earlier…
What Biden Would Do if He Were Serious About Ending the War in Gaza
Tom Brenner/Pool/Cnp/CNP/Zuma; Fatima Shbair/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, Politico reported that President Joe Biden would “consider” conditioning military aid to Israel if the country launches a large-scale invasion of Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians are sheltering. “It’s something he’s definitely…
Firms That Once Called Themselves Sustainable Are Now “Greenhushing”
A September 2023 protest outside of BlackRock HQ in New York City.Gina M Randazzo/Zuma This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For years, eagle-eyed environmentalists have called out banks and consumer businesses—from Barclays to fashion brand ASOS—for making misleading claims that their practices or products are sustainable,…
Bill criminalizing AI use in deceptive election ads advanced by Georgia Senate
An image created by Midjourney AI program with the prompt “an image to go along with a news article about a state banning misleading ai-generated campaign ads leading up to an election.” Midjourney AI photo illustration The Georgia Senate is poised to pass a bill meant to stop political groups from using artificial intelligence to…
Georgia lawmakers advance bills aimed to give convicts of minor crimes easier path to work, housing
The Georgia Nursing Board sets the standards for nurses who wish to work in the field as part of an extensive licensing and certification process. The Georgia Justice Project is collaborating with legislators to propose a measure that would reduce some of the criminal barriers to dozens of professions that require licensing. Don Murray/Getty Images…
Trump Can’t Afford to Post Bond in His Fraud Case
Jeff Dean/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a state appeals court to put a stay on New York Attorney General Letitia James’ right to collect roughly $450 million in damages from the former president. Trump was found liable for…