Florida Man Facing 91 Criminal Counts Wins Iowa Caucuses
Mother Jones illustration; Alon Skuy/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump just accomplished something he wasn’t able to do in 2016—he won the Iowa caucuses. Not long after precinct sites opened Monday night, the networks called the first-in-the-nation GOP race for the former…
Black Activists Began Traveling to Palestine in the 1960s. They Never Stopped.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As a teenager, Rachel Gilmer, a Black and Jewish activist, was recruited to join Young Judaea, a Zionist nonprofit for Jewish youth. “They were offering scholarships to go to summer camp and I’m one of six siblings, so my…
To Prevent Climate Chaos, We May Have to Forsake Economic Growth
Imago/Zuma This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. With Earth’s average annual temperature speeding toward 1.5 degrees Celsius faster than expected and global climate policy on a treadmill, an increasing number of researchers say it’s time to consider a “restorative pathway” to avoid the worst ecological and social outcomes of…
King’s granddaughter calls for goodwill among Georgians in celebration of civil rights icon
Stone Mountain Democratic State Rep. Billy Mitchell, chairman of the Georgia Martin Luther King, Jr. Advisory Council, on Friday served as the master of ceremonies that drew more than 150 people to the state Capitol for an event honoring the former civil rights leader birthday. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder During a speech at the state Capitol…
Panama Tried to Close a Hated Mine. Not So Fast, Said Foreign Investors.
A demonstrator holds a sign that reads: “Yes to life, no to the mine,” during a protest against a mining contract between First Quantum Minerals of Canada and Panama’s government over the Cobre Panamá copper mineArnulfo Franco/AP/Canada’s National Observer This story was originally published by Canada’s National Observer and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…
Far-Right Trump Activist Thinks the Deep State Created the Blizzard in Iowa
A snow plow drives past a mural during a blizzard in Des Moines, Iowa on January 12, 2024. Photo by Julia Nikhinson/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)Abaca Press/Associated Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In Iowa this weekend, subzero temperatures and blizzard conditions are wreaking…