These Doctors Wanted to Get Schools Back to Normal. Their Botched Effort May Backfire.
Mother Jones illustration; Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.After two years of pandemic living, I am utterly exhausted by the idea of wading through another Twitter war about masks in schools. So it was with some trepidation that I began reading…
The Whole World Is Hating on Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, January 2021.Jose Luis Magana/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Within the brutal machinations of US politics, Joe Manchin has been elevated to a status of supreme decision-maker, the man who could make or break Joe Biden’s presidency. Internationally, however,…
Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/New York Times via AP, Pool Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.After nearly three decades on the US Supreme Court, Justice Stephen…
Ski in Jackson Hole? You Could Be Hurting Liz Cheney
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This past Saturday, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) was smacked down by the Republican Party of her own state. In a straw poll of the members of the Wyoming GOP central committee, Cheney drew only…
Virginia School Boards Sue to Stop Glenn Youngkin’s Order Making Masks Optional
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin campaigns in northern Virginia.Brian Cahn/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The day Glenn Youngkin assumed office as the governor of Virginia, he signed an executive order allowing parents to circumvent local school district requirements and send their children…
Saturday Was the 49th Anniversary of Roe. The Landmark Ruling May Not See Its 50th.
Anti-abortion activists counter-demonstrate as pro-choice activists participate in a “flash-mob” demonstration outside of the US Supreme Court on January 22, 2022 in Washington, DC.ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Saturday marked the 49th anniversary of the 1973 Supreme…