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How U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson helped derail a fight against election lies

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, has been a leader in putting the Biden administration on the defensive over its efforts to combat online disinformation. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Back in July, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. A federal court had recently granted a temporary injunction, in Missouri…

On Black Friday, Unions Are Striking For a Better Deal

Anadolu/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Retail workers are walking out during  the busiest shopping day of the year, Black Friday, leveraging a weekend of huge profits for retailers to demand better pay and working conditions.  Amazon workers in more than 30 countries are striking…

New York’s Adult Survivors Act Has Expired

Edna Leshowitz/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After one year, with more than 2,500 lawsuits filed, New York’s Adult Survivors Act expired Friday. The act lifted the statute of limitations for civil claims by adult sexual assault survivors, providing New Yorkers a one-year “lookback window”…