The Supreme Court Is Set to Kill Affirmative Action. Just Not for Rich White Kids.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When he was eight years old, Michael Wang decided he wanted to go to Harvard. “I don’t know if it’s the Asian stereotype,” he told me, “but I saw it as an avenue to social mobility.” Though he wouldn’t…
Russians Used a US Firm to Funnel Funds to GOP in 2018. Dems Say the FEC Let Them Get Away With It.
The FEC found that a US gas company used funds from Russian oligarchs including Roman Abramovich, seen here in 2021, to donate to GOP candidates in 2018.Martin MeissnerAP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Federal Election Commission recently let a US company that was…
Elon Musk, Free Speech Absolutist, Is Silent About His Saudi Partners
Davide Bonaldo/AP illustration Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Elon Musk is a self-declared “free-speech absolutist” who might let Donald Trump and various Nazis return to action on Twitter. “The bird is freed,” he triumphantly tweeted to his approximately 112 million followers when he officially took…
It’s Been 10 Years Since Sandy. Is New York Any More Prepared for the Next Superstorm?
Massive amount of debris lines the street on Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012 in Rockaway, in New York.AP/ Donald Traill This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In marking the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy smashing into New York City, campaigners are warning that insufficient action by governments to tackle the…
Watch Barack Obama Attack a GOP Senator for Eyeing Social Security Cuts
Former President Barack Obama campaigns for Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Milwaukee.Morry Gash/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Barack Obama is campaigning in key battleground states for Democrats ahead of the midterm election. And in…
Experts Are Seeing a Wave of QAnon-linked Crimes. The Attack on Pelosi’s Husband Might Be the Latest.
Doug Jensen, center, confronts U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber, during the January 6 attack. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.David DePape, the man accused of bludgeoning the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi early…