“Now or Never” to Avert Climate Disaster, UN Panel Says
HRAUN/Getty Images This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The world can still hope to stave off the worst ravages of climate breakdown but only through a “now or never” dash to a low-carbon economy and society, scientists have said in what is in effect a final…
Rep. Matt Gaetz Votes Against Capping Insulin Prices, Says People Should Just Lose Weight
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and one of the few obese people he seems to like. Megan Varner/Getty Images Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On Thursday, the House passed a Democratic-sponsored bill to cap the price of insulin at $35 a month…
Algerian Man Detained at Gitmo for 20 Years Finally Goes Home
The sun sets behind the closed Camp X-Ray detention facility, on April 17, 2019, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The Biden administration has been quietly laying the groundwork to release prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center and at least move closer to being able to shut it down. Alex Brandon/AP Photo Facts matter:…
UN Seabed-Mining Watchdog Doing Business “Behind Closed Doors”
A deep sea mining ship docked in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.Charles M. Vella/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The UN-affiliated organization that oversees deep-sea mining, a controversial new industry, has been accused of failings of transparency after an independent body responsible for reporting on…
Madison Cawthorn’s Response to Orgy Scandal: Attack the Liberals
Tom Williams/ZUMA Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Madison Cawthorn just can’t stop embarrassing himself. Fresh from angering Republican leaders—and raising the concern of their spouses—with his claims of drug-fueled sex parties, the 26-year-old congressman is now apparently hoping to rehabilitate his…
Yes, Sarah Palin Is Running for Congress in Alaska
ZUMA Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Apparently hungry for a political comeback, former Alaska governor and failed vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin announced late Friday that she is running for Congress. Palin, whose announcement initially caused some to wonder if it was…