White House: Israel to “Pause” Attacks Daily, But No Ceasefire
Palestinians carry a wounded girl after being rescued from under the rubble of buildings that were destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza.Abed Khaled/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Israel will pause fighting in the northern Gaza strip for four…
We Don’t Have to Guess What MLK Thought About the Israel-Palestine Conflict
This June 1966 photo shows thousands of civil rights demonstrators joining Martin Luther King Jr. on the last leg of the Mississippi March. The following summer, the Six-Day War would scuttle King’s plans to visit Israel.Charles Kelly/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.People of…
Louisiana’s New Governor Is a Major Fossil Fuel Booster
Drew Angerer/Getty Images/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Climate change looms larger in Louisiana than it does almost anywhere else in the United States. The state is facing down monster hurricanes as well as sea-level rise, and it still relies on a fossil fuel industry that…
Jewish-led peace activists call for cease-fire in Hamas-Israeli War outside Ossoff’s office
Jewish activists and supporters gathered in Atlantic Station to ask Sen. Jon Ossoff to call for a cease-fire in Gaza. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder As Israel’s campaign in Gaza – and U.S. support for it – comes under increased scrutiny, Georgia’s first Jewish U.S. senator is facing calls to support a cease-fire in a conflict that…
State, local elections offer good news for democracy
Attendees react to early election results at an election night party on Nov. 7, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. The results of this year’s state and local contests, advocates say, could make future elections, including the 2024 presidential contest, freer and fairer. Graham Stokes for Ohio Capital Journal The big news out of Tuesday’s elections was…
Biden administration warns of dangers of turning down Ukraine aid as GOP voices doubts
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) (R-KY) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (R) (D-NY) walk with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky (C) at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 21, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON — U.S. senators from both parties and administration officials sounded the alarm Wednesday on the path forward for Ukraine…