Biden Designates National Monuments Honoring Emmett Till
Bettman/ Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.President Biden on Tuesday officially designated national monuments to honor Emmett Till, who was killed at the hands of white supremacists and galvanized the civil rights movement, and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley. The move comes as conservatives around the country…
The Government Is Basically Burning Trash to Pad Its Climate Stats
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This article is a collaboration between Mother Jones and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit investigative newsroom. Also listen to Reveal’s accompanying podcast, “It’s Not Easy Going Green.” Every day, thousands of tons of trash—rotten food, takeout containers, diapers, old…
Mike Pence Fled for His Life on January 6. He Still Won’t Call Trump’s Actions Criminal.
Alex Wong/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday, former Vice President and Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence said he’s not sure Donald Trump’s actions on January 6 were criminal. “While his words were reckless,” Pence said of his…
The Creators of Florida’s Black History Standards Get an F on Their Homework
James Forten (1766-1842), cited by Florida policymakers as a Black man who acquired shoemaking skills under slavery, was neither a shoemaker nor a slave, historians say.Historical Society of Pennsylvania via Wikipedia Commons/Public Domain Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Florida education officials and the state’s…
A Construction Worker Was Accused of Being on Drugs. Then He Died of Heatstroke.
Lynne Sladky/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The mother of a 24-year-old worker who died from heatstroke while working for a construction firm in San Antonio, Texas, has filed a lawsuit against his employer. Gabriel Infante was working for B Comm Constructors in San Antonio, Texas, on June 23…
The End of Russia and Ukraine’s Grain Deal Is Bad News For The Global Food Supply
A worker cleans grain after trucks unloaded in a grain elevator in Melitopol, Ukraine.AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In July 2022, the United Nations and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan helped broker the Black Sea Grain Initiative: A deal between Russia and Ukraine…