NAACP Sues Over Pennsylvania Ballot Issue
Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks at a campaign stop, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in Wexford, Pa. AP Photo/Keith Srakocic Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.An already messy battle in Pennsylvania over mail-in ballots stepped up on Friday, with the…
Liz Cheney Just Endorsed Another Democrat
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rep. Liz Cheney used to be one of the standard-bearers of the Republican party—she’s literally the heir to one of the most prominent Republicans in modern history. But since she broke with former president…
Planting Trees to Offset Emissions Sounds Great, but There’s a Catch
Soeren Stache/dpa/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Countries’ climate pledges rely on “unrealistic” and “extensive” amounts of land for carbon removal projects like tree planting schemes, a new report from the University of Melbourne said. A landmass larger than the entire United…
Nike Suspends Deal With Kyrie Irving Over Anti-Semitic Tweet
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Shoe company Nike has paused its relationship with NBA star Kyrie Irving after he promoted an anti-semitic film on Twitter—and then subsequently refused to apologize for it. Irving, who plays for the New Jersey…
On Crime, Fetterman and Oz Aren’t as Polar Opposite as You Might Think
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, left, and Dr. Mehmet OzAP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.If there’s one thing Dr. Mehmet Oz wants you to believe, it’s that his opponent Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is soft on crime. Oz, a celebrity talk-show host turned…
All the Twitter Teams Elon Musk Has Cut (So Far)
GDA via AP Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After a lengthy period of “will he or won’t he,” that’s gone on since last April, Elon Musk finally bought Twitter for the hilarious price of $54.20 per share—$44 billion total—a much higher price than…