Florida’s Ballot Measure on Abortion Could Give Democrats a Lifeline
Mother Jones; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, Susan MacManus, a political science professor emerita at the University of South Florida, spoke to a Democratic club in Sarasota about the upcoming election. Despite polling consistently showing that Donald Trump is expected to…
Indonesian Communities Are Reviving Coral Reefs Decimated by Humans
Community members assemble reef stars to aid in coral restoration.The Ocean Agency This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Out among a scattering of islands spilled like beads into the Indonesian shallows, an extended experiment in coral restoration has revealed something marvelous: With a tender touch and a…
A Former State Department Staffer on Why She Publicly Resigned Over Gaza
Palestinians standing next to a vehicle in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on April 2, 2024.Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, Annelle Sheline publicly resigned from the State Department in protest of the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s war…
Donald Trump and the United States of Amnesia
Donald Trump speaks at a political rally at Dayton International Airport in November 2022. Michael Conroy/AP Editor’s note: The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, media, and culture. Subscribing costs just $5 a month—but you can sign up…
This Kind of Fracking Can Help Solve Our Climate Problems
A surge tank on the injection well return line at the Blundell Geothermal Power Plant near Milford, Utah.Jon G. Fuller / ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A limitless supply of heat exists beneath our feet within the Earth’s crust, but harnessing it at…
Democrats’ quest to hang on to U.S. Senate majority centers on Arizona, Montana and Ohio
Democratic U.S. Sens. Jon Tester of Montana, left, and Sherrod Brown of Ohio, right, are seen as the chamber’s most vulnerable incumbent Democrats in 2024. In this photo, Brown, the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee chairman, talks with committee member Tester during a hearing about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Capitol Hill…