Michigan Republicans Were Asked About a Landmark Contraception Case. Their Answers Were “Terrifying.”
Protesters at a 2015 demonstration outside the Supreme CourtCharles Dharapak/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The final question from the audience at Friday night’s debate for the Republican candidates for Michigan attorney general was as straightforward as it gets: “How do each…
Kim Potter, Ex-Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright, Given 16-Month Sentence
Daunte Wright’s parents Arbuey and Katie react after Kim Potter’s sentencing Friday. Nicole Neri/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This morning a Hennepin County judge sentenced Kim Potter—the police officer who shot and killed a 20-year old Black man named Daunte Wright last…
Confirmed: Trump Really Did Take Classified Documents to Mar-a-Lago
Oliver Contreras/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The National Archives confirmed on Friday that classified national security records were found in the 15 boxes former President Donald Trump had improperly brought with him to Mar-a-Lago. This, once again, raises serious questions about…
Meet the Know-Nothing MAGA Stalwart About to Take Over Georgia’s Universities
Mother Jones illustration; Oliver Contreras/SIPA USA/AP, Tomasso DeRosa/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Last year, fresh from serving a full term as the Secretary of Agriculture during the Trump administration, Sonny Perdue began angling for another plum post: leadership of the University…
REI Calls Itself a Co-op. But That Doesn’t Mean It’s Worker-Friendly.
The SoHo REI store where workers have filed to unionize. LightRocket/Getty. Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.REI, the Seattle-based outdoor gear retailer whose name is practically synonymous with camping, doesn’t want you to think it’s anti-union. Unions are fine, a great choice for…
That Time Edmund Hillary Set Out in Pursuit of the Yeti
Famed mountaineer Edmund Hillary displays a yeti rendering at a 1960 news conference before departing for the Himalayas.Bettmann archive/Getty Images This story was originally published by Atlas Obscura and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. September 9, 1960 — Kathmandu hums with the discordant music of drums and flutes. People disguised as dancing deities have…