The Right-Wing Attack on Public Education Began in One Elite Illinois High School
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One day leading up to winter break, administrators of the predominantly white New Trier Township High School in the wealthy northern Chicago suburbs announced that “Understanding Today’s Struggle for Racial Civil Rights” would be the theme for a school-wide…
Big Plastic Wants You to Think You Can Recycle Your Yogurt Container
Grist / Amelia Bates This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Plastic recycling labels are everywhere: The ubiquitous “chasing arrows” symbol adorns everything from plastic bags and water bottles to kids’ toys. Most commonly, these symbols appear with a number—1 through 7—that identifies the…
DeSantis Is Slamming Covid Vaccines. Here’s Why.
Mother Jones illustration; Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It wasn’t so long ago that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was publicly singing the praises of Covid vaccines. “If you are vaccinated—fully vaccinated—the chance of you getting seriously ill or dying…
Georgians Are Voting Early in Record Numbers
Miguel Martinez/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After two full days of early voting in Georgia, the state’s remarkable midterm turnout was on track to exceed that of the 2020 presidential election. The contentious Senate race between former college football star Herschel…
New Report: GOP Candidates Are Spending Hundreds of Millions of Dollars More Than Democrats
Mother Jones illustration; Rebecca Blackwell/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A record $16.3 billion will be spent on 2022 state and federal elections, according to research published Wednesday. The eye-popping figure comes from a new report released by OpenSecrets, a non-partisan group that…
John Durham Fails Bigtime But Confirms Donald Trump Lied About Russiagate
Special counsel John Durham leaving the federal courthouse in Washington, on May 16, 2022. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Editor’s note: This below article is a revised column that first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter is written by David…