Today’s Giant Supreme Court Surprise Ruling Is a Rare Win for Democracy
Mother Jones; Joshua Lott/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In a major and surprising victory for voting rights, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a redistricting map passed by Alabama lawmakers diluted the power of Black voters, affirming the constitutionality of a key…
How to Get Away With Murder
Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The easiest way to understand what LIV Golf wanted to be was first to look at what it actually was. LIV, which was founded in 2021 with funding from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment…
Here Is All the Evidence You Needed That Drag Bans Are About Erasing Trans Existence
Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto/Associated Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday, Butte, Montana became the first documented place to legally cancel an event because the speaker is trans. As NBC Montana reported, a lawyer with Butte-Silver Bow County informed the local library that its LGBTQ history event…
“Put Up or Shut Up”: A Federal Judge Tore Into Florida’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Artie Walker Jr./AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal judge in Florida told politicians and backers of a new law rolling back gender-affirming care in the state to “put up” facts or “shut up.” In a preliminary injunction filed from Tallahassee on Tuesday,…
The “BIG, BEAUTIFUL” Saudi Golf Deal Is Great News for Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene during the 3rd round of the LIV Golf Invitational Series Bedminster on July 31, 2022 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via AP Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that…
Disabled Mississippians Now Face Even More Hurdles in Voting
Tiffany Tertipes/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This November, Mississippians will elect the next or reelect the current governor, but new restrictions on absentee ballots may restrict some disabled people from being able to vote. On March 22, incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican,…