Our Child Care System Is a Disaster. It’s About to Get Worse.
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In February 2021, the federal government sent a $24 billion lifeline to day care centers to keep them afloat amid a still-raging pandemic. When that funding expires on September 30, 3.2 million children are likely…
Wildfires Are Killing Decades of US Clean Air Improvements
Artur Widak/AP This story was originally published by the Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Smoke from wildfires across the continental US is stalling—in some places, reversing—years of progress on air quality. A new study published in Nature found that since 2016, wildfire smoke has undone 25 percent of air quality improvements achieved…
Menendez urged to step down by a growing number of U.S. Senate Democrats
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez urged to step down by a growing number of U.S. Senate Democrats. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images WASHINGTON — More than a dozen U.S. Senate Democrats, including Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, are calling on New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez to resign following his indictment on corruption charges for the…
Attorneys spar over Georgia’s voting law after federal judge temporarily blocks some provisions
The state is appealing a judge’s temporary ruling that blocked parts of SB 202 ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Getty Images The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will determine whether to continue blocking provisions of Georgia’s 2021 election law overhaul that civil rights groups say discriminates against Black and disabled voters.…
How Does the American Climate Corps Compare to Its Predecessor?
Lev Radin/AP On Wednesday, the Biden administration launched the American Climate Corps, a climate-focused youth job training program. The plan will put some 20,000 people to work doing clean energy, wildfire prevention, and coastal resilience jobs and has already cost $150 million in investment. It’s far from the original vision, which Biden announced in 2021 and which would have…
America’s New Climate Corps Will Need to be a Lot Bigger
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a press conference on President Joe Biden’s launch of the American Climate Corps.Allison Bailey/AP This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Climate change is the greatest threat humanity has ever faced, and the United States has begun mobilizing an army to fight…