What It Was Like to Be a Black Patient in a Jim Crow Asylum
Mother Jones; Mark Clennon Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In March 1911, the segregated Crownsville asylum opened outside Baltimore, Maryland, admitting only Black patients. It was the first to house Black people in the state, but when they arrived, their main role wasn’t to…
Last Year Was the Hottest One in Recorded History
The city of Santiago, Chile covered in smoke from forest fires.Matias Basualdo/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Two thousand twenty-three “smashed” the record for the hottest year by a huge margin, providing “dramatic testimony” of how much warmer and more dangerous today’s climate is from the…
Kemp, state lawmakers preview legislative priorities for 2024 for business leaders
Gov. Brian Kemp prepares to take the stage at Mercedes-Benz stadium to announce his 2024 priorities. Ros Williams/Georgia Recorder Georgia’s business elite and state leadership filled up Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium from endzone to endzone Wednesday morning for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Eggs and Issues Breakfast, offering a sneak peek at the new laws…
Another stopgap spending bill in the works as Congress struggles to avert shutdown
Montana Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale speaks during a press conference inside the U.S. Capitol on immigration and border policy on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Also pictured from left are Utah Sen. Mike Lee, Florida Sen. Rick Scott, Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, Florida Rep. Cory Mills and Illinois Rep. Mary Miller. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON —…
VP Kamala Harris calls Georgia ‘ground zero’ for voting rights in 2024 election season
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to a crowd of HBCU students at Morehouse College. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (File 2023) On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris called on Georgia voting rights advocates and elected officials to continue to fight for expanded access to the ballot box as the election cycle gears up for this November’s presidential…
The Most Absurd Moment From Trump’s Make-or-Break Immunity Hearing
Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Would a president who orders one of the country’s most secretive and lethal military units to assassinate his political opponents be protected from criminal prosecution? That’s the question at the heart of an alarming exchange during today’s…