A 6-Year-Old Palestinian American Boy Was Fatally Stabbed Inside His Home
Ahmed Rehab, left, executive director of the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, embraces Odey Al-Fayoume, father of Wadea Al-Fayoume.Jim Vondruska/AP Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The family of Wadea Al-Fayoume, a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was fatally stabbed inside…
As Climate Risks Mount, the Insurance Safety Net Is Collapsing
atias J. Ocner/TNS/ZUMA This story is the first in a four-part Grist series examining how climate change is destabilizing the global insurance market. It is published in partnership with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, and appears here as part of the Climate Desk Partnership. “We’ve got ourselves a little monster out there,” anchorman Jim Cantore warned, facing the camera in…
Georgia students still struggle to catch up on reading skills three years after pandemic learning loss
Three school years after classrooms shut their doors in March 2020 following the initial outbreak of COVID-19, Georgia students remain behind in phonics compared to kids in other states. Getty Images Three school years after classrooms shut their doors in March 2020 following the initial outbreak of COVID-19, Georgia students remain behind in phonics compared…
Biden Administration Appoints a Special Envoy for Gaza’s Humanitarian Issues
Satterfield in Lebanon while mediating a 2019 border dispute with Israel.Hassan Ammar/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Sunday, amid worsening conditions in Gaza, the US State Department named former Ambassador David Satterfield as a special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues. Satterfield, an…
Mike Pence’s Presidential Campaign Is in Debt…
Bye bye?Robert Hanashiro/USA Today/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former Vice President Mike Pence is reportedly facing an “existential cash squeeze” that could bring an end to his 2024 run for the White House. Pence’s campaign told NBC News that filings due at the…
Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Worsens Ahead of Expected Israeli Ground Offensive
An injured Palestinian child is rushed to a hospital after an Israeli airstrike.Abed Rahim Khatib/DPA, Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Israel Defense Forces has renewed evacuation orders for portions of Gaza as it prepares its announced plans for “coordinated attacks from the air,…