Plant Based Meats Do More to Address Climate Change Than Green Buildings or Zero-Emission Cars
Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Investments in plant-based alternatives to meat lead to far greater cuts in climate-heating emissions than other green investments, according to one of the world’s biggest consultancy firms. The report from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) found…
Antony Blinken Tried to Convince China to Reject Russia. It Went About as Well as You’d Expect.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Indonesia in July 2022.Stefani Reynolds/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.As Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his Chinese counterpart for a rare, bilateral chat on Saturday,…
Why Is Donald Trump Trying to Clear the Way for Steve Bannon to Testify Before Congress?
Al Drago/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.With Donald Trump set to waive his claim to executive privilege, onetime adviser Steve Bannon may be due for a date before Congress. Trump had fought to prevent Bannon, a ringleader of the conspiracy…
Elon Musk Trolled His Way Into Buying Twitter. Now He Wants Out.
Sipa/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.After agreeing to buy Twitter for $44 billion, Elon Musk has decided that the deal is off. But his attempt to break this agreement has roiled the tech company and set up a future riddled with legal headaches…
Former Oath Keepers Spokesman Set to Testify at January 6 Hearing
Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes in Washington on June 25, 2017. His former associate, Jason Van Tatenhove, is scheduled to testify before the January 6 committee.Susan Walsh/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.A former spokesman for the Oath Keepers militia group…
Biden Signs Executive Order Aimed at Protecting Abortion Rights
President Joe Biden signs an executive order on abortion access on July 8. From left, Vice President Kamala Harris, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco look on.Evan Vucci/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.President…