Cop15 Negotiators Are Barely Even Mentioning the Ocean
AP/Stocktrek Images This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The ocean may cover 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and contain much of its animal life, but you might not get that impression from the UN discussions in Montreal to save global biodiversity, with some delegates fearing…
Will Ranked-Choice Voting Kill MAGA? No. Are Republicans Banning It Anyway? Yup.
Alaskans learn about ranked choice voting in a mock election for drag queens. Mark Thiessen/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It’s the system to “save America,” to some experts. To Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, it’s a “scam.” The ever-so-eloquent wordsmith Donald Trump…
The Bipartisan Immigration Deal Is Dead on Arrival
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., left, and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., leave the Senate chamber.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In what was likely her last official press conference on Thursday, outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put the final nail in the coffin…
Most Workers Who Were Fired This Year Lost Their Jobs for No Good Reason—Again
Protester holds a placard saying, ”All power to the workers” during the rally.Photo by Karla Cot Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. A new report, published on Friday, finds that “more than two out of three workers who have been discharged received no reason…
Meet Ron DeSantis’ New “Public Health Integrity Committee”
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Earlier this week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called for a grand jury to investigate “wrongdoing” on the part of pharmaceutical companies and government officials who promoted Covid-19 vaccines. DeSantis detailed his grand jury plans during a highly-publicized press conference—the…
Manchin’s Permitting Reform Could Lead to More Oil Pipeline Spills
Mill Creek near Washington, Kansas, was contaminated by crude from this week’s Keystone pipeline rupture. US EPA This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Crews continued to clean up the blackened banks of a northern Kansas creek Tuesday morning after a rupture in the Keystone pipeline…