Kyrsten Sinema Didn’t Fail, She Could Only Be Failed
Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After switching her party affiliation from Democratic to independent in 2022, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema didn’t really act like someone who was planning on sticking around Washington for the long haul. Her fundraising stagnated and her…
Dartmouth Basketball Players Vote to Become the First Unionized College Sports Team
Richard Ulreich/CSM/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted 13-2 in favor of forming a union on Tuesday, in a move that could make them the first unionized group of college athletes. The players voted to join SEIU Local 560, which…
How the Biden Administration Kneecapped the Most Essential Aid Group in Gaza
Mother Jones; Yuri Gripas/Cnp/CNP/Zuma; Omar Ishaq/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In mid-January, Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the United Nations’ agency responsible for Palestinian refugees—known as UNRWA—received the names of 12 employees who had allegedly participated in the October 7 attack by Hamas.…
ExxonMobil CEO Blames Climate Crisis on the Public, Stirring Outrage
Darren Woods, Chief Executive Officer of Exxon Mobil Corporation, speaks to Daniel Yergin during a CERAWeek panel in March 2023.Reginald Mathalone / ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The world is off track to meet its climate goals and the public is to…
Millions of Americans Will Soon Lose Internet Access. That’s a Disaster for Rural Health.
Mother Jones Illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On New Year’s Eve 2021, the federal government launched the Affordable Connectivity Program, which has helped over 20 million American households afford internet access with monthly subsidies of $30 (or up to $75 on some…
Biden to push for return of expanded child tax credit in State of the Union speech
President Joe Biden is expected in his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Thursday, March 7, 2024, to discuss taxes, housing and so-called junk fees. In this photo, Biden delivers his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023, as Vice President Kamala Harris…