A Growing Chorus of Conservative Legal Scholars Say Trump Should Be Barred from Presidency
Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump now faces two indictments and 17 charges related to his role in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and in both cases, prosecutors are aiming to try the former president before the 2024…
No quick fix for Georgia’s affordable housing shortage
Georgians are struggling to find a place to live as housing shortages and rising rents persist after the pandemic’s peak. This tent city is a short walk from the state Capitol in downtown Atlanta. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder The supply of affordable housing units is at extreme lows in Georgia in the wake of the pandemic,…
FEMA’s disaster relief fund is running low on cash. What happens now?
Homes and businesses destroyed by wildfire are seen on August 14, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund is in desperate need of cash, with the agency projecting at least a $4 billion deficit in the weeks ahead — even as the government responds to…
Wait, Tampons Weren’t Being Tested With Human Blood?
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Until last week, no study had ever been published that tested period products—tampons, pads, discs, cups, and underwear—using human blood. A team of four women just changed that. On August 7, Dr. Bethany Samuelson Bannow…
Cobb School Board votes to fire teacher who read book about gender identity
Katie Rinderle and attorney Craig Goodmark await the Cobb County School Board’s decision on Rinderle’s termination. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder The Cobb County School District rejected the advice of a disciplinary tribunal Thursday night and terminated Katie Rinderle, the elementary school teacher who came under fire from some parents after reading a picture book touching on…
Donald Trump, Mob Boss—Then and Now
Donald Trump campaigning in Iowa on August 12, 2023, two days before he was indicted in Atlanta for allegedly heading a “criminal enterprise” that tried to overturn the 2020 election. Charlie Neibergall/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…