Indigenous Leaders Beg US Firms to Stop Supporting Deforestation
Andre Penner/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Indigenous leaders from the Amazon have implored major western brands and banks to stop supporting the ongoing destruction of the vital rainforest through mining, oil drilling, and logging, warning that the ecosystem is on the brink of a disastrous…
New York Attorney General Sues Trump and Children for $250 Million
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in New York. New York’s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company on Wednesday, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, D.C. AP Photo/Brittainy Newman Fight disinformation:…
The Super-Rich Are Already Plotting Their Escape From Trumpism
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This is not a time of optimism in America. People are reeling from inflation, gun violence, partisan rancor, race-baiting, a ruthlessly divisive Supreme Court decision, the long tail of a pandemic, and the very real prospect…
Judge Rejects Trump’s Classification Tomfoolery: “You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It”
Could the phrase “TOP SECRET” in big red letters mean a document is classified? Hmm.Department of Justice/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump’s lawyers would like you to believe that the boxes the FBI seized from the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate last month…
“What’s Plan B?” Asks Man Who Wants to Ban Plan B
Scott Hasse/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, the progressive news site Heartland Signal posted audio of Michigan attorney general candidate Matt DePerno stating that Plan B “should be banned” in the state. CAUGHT ON TAPE: GOP Michigan attorney general nominee…
Activists Demand Action Against Oil Giants Accused of Misleading the Public
BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig burns in April 2010 following an explosion that led to the worst oil spill in US history.Associated Press This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Campaigners have urged governments to intervene after oil companies were accused of misleading the public about their commitment to…