Is Matt Rife the Manosphere’s Next It Boy?
Charles Sykes/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Matt Rife ends his new comedy special, Natural Selection, with a literal mic drop. It’s a bold move considering the special, released on Netflix November 15, garnered almost immediate criticism for being misogynistic, ableist, racist, and generally unfunny. …
Have Endometriosis? Be Wary of That Popular Facebook Group
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Claire first got an appointment with the famous surgeon, she couldn’t believe her good luck. At 37, she had suffered from excruciating, heavy periods for more than two decades with little help from doctors, even after she finally…
Georgia GOP lawmakers advance plan to revamp McBath’s district over Dem objections
Republican Sens. Steeve Gooch, John Kennedy, Bill Cowsert and Bo Hatchett vote to approve new Congressional maps. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Georgia’s new GOP-created Congressional map is teed up for a vote in the Senate after a committee approved it on a party-line vote Monday. Georgia lawmakers are back in Atlanta working on the maps because…
Kemp, Georgia lawmakers unveil plan to speed up income tax cut
Gov. Brian Kemp announces a plan to fast track a planned state income tax rate cut. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Republican state leaders announced Monday that they plan to fast track a planned reduction of the state’s income tax rate. Lawmakers passed a plan last year to gradually phase in reductions to the state’s income tax…
White House points to defense spending in states in new plea for Ukraine aid
Air Force airmen load munitions for a guided multiple launch rocket system onto a Boeing 767 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 11, 2022. The cargo was part of a security assistance package for Ukraine. The White House is asking Congress to approve additional Ukraine aid. (DOD Photo by Air Force Senior Airman Matt Porter)…
Will the Supreme Court Make the Sacklers Pay for the Opioid Crisis?
Allison Bailey/NurPhoto via Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Will the Sackler family finally begin paying out a multibillion settlement to cities, states, tribes, and individuals reeling from the opioid epidemic? The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in a case that…