US Squandering Billions on Unproven Climate Solutions, Critics Say
A New York building’s carbon byproduct is repurposed.John Minchillo/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A handful of wealthy polluting countries led by the US are spending billions of dollars of public money on unproven climate solutions technologies that risk further delaying the transition away from…
Governments often struggle with massive new IT projects
Government requirements and culture can make upgrading aging computer systems difficult, experts say. (Getty Images) Idaho’s state government was facing a problem. In 2018, its 86 state agencies were operating with a mix of outdated, mismatched business systems that ran internal processes like payroll and human resources. Some of the programs dated back to the…
Jesse Watters Put Fox News in a Rare Position: Covering Its Ass Live on Air
Fox News host Jesse Watters on the set of his show in February 2024.Roy Rochlin/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This week, Fox News was in a rare position: Covering its ass live on air. Host Jesse Watters has a history of making…
Yes, Trump’s Debate Mic Should Be Muted—But Not For the Reason You Think
Mother Jones illustration; J. Scott Applewhite/AP, Julio Cortez/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On September 10, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will debate each other for the first time. Amid weeks of contention over the debate’s rules, it has…
Amazon’s “Water Positive” Claim Comes With a Big Asterisk
An Amazon Web Services data center in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Nathan Howard / Getty / Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Earlier this year, the e-commerce corporation Amazon secured approval to open two new data centers in Santiago, Chile. The $400 million venture is the company’s first foray into locating…
Why Were Democrats Afraid to Hear a Palestinian?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Near midnight last week, Democratic delegates with the Uncommitted movement sat in protest outside Chicago’s United Center. Elected by hundreds of thousands of primary voters who oppose President Joe Biden’s response to the war in Gaza, the delegates…