Authors Like Me Are Fighting the Book-Ban Zealots. We Need Help.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Not long ago, I was one of 22 authors honored at a fundraising dinner for my local library. It was a swanky affair, with a multicourse meal, a pair of emcees, and a photographer to capture the rare sight…
This New Lawsuit Could Restore Democracy in Wisconsin
Janet Protasiewicz, left, was sworn in Tuesday as a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice. Morry Gash/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, at roughly the same time that Donald Trump was indicted for trying to overturn the 2020 election, liberal judge Janet Protasiewicz was…
DeSantis Criticized for Not Being Anti-Abortion Enough
John Raoux/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In April, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a six-week abortion ban into law. Still, that is not enough to prove he’s truly committed to being an anti-abortion advocate. This week, in an interview with Megyn Kelly, DeSantis touted…
Atlanta Officials Push to Build Cop City Without a Public Vote
Alex Slitz/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last Thursday, a federal judge upheld the First Amendment rights of residents living outside of Atlanta to collect signatures to force a vote on whether or not to build an infamous training center that has become known as…
Big Business Is Fighting Efforts to Protect Workers From Heat
Jon G. Fuller/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Big-business lobbyists, including big agricultural and construction groups, are pushing to water down or stymie efforts at the federal and state levels to implement workplace heat protection standards. This summer, millions in the United States have been exposed…
Who Are Trump’s Alleged Co-Conspirators?
Clockwise from top left: Rudolph Giuliani, Donald Trump, Jeffrey Clark, John Eastman, Sidney Powell.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty (2); zz/KGC-375/STAR MAX/IPx/AP; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty; Jae C. Hong/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One of the defenses Donald Trump preemptively offered ahead of his indictment…