“Shut Up, Asshole”: Democrats Want Delegates Frustrated by Gaza Policy to Just Fall in Line
In towns like Dearborn and Hamtramck, Michigan, “Uncommitted” outperformed Joe Biden on the February Democratic Primary ballot. Now, the state’s two uncommitted delegates are trying to make their voices heard. Jim West/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last night, the Michigan…
RFK Jr. Wants to Send People on Antidepressants to Government “Wellness Farms”
Mother Jones; Michael Brochstein/Zuma; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In a virtual event last week that was billed as a “Latino Town Hall,” presidential candidate and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. unveiled his plan to overhaul addiction treatment programs. Speaking during…
The Pushback Against Netanyahu’s Visit to Congress
Pro-Palestine activists protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at The Watergate Hotel.Diane Krauthamer/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—erstwhile Philadelphian and “the worst leader in Jewish history since the Maccabean king who invited the…
Is AI Really an Existential Threat to Humanity?
Mother Jones; Getty; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Artificial intelligence, we have been told, is all but guaranteed to change everything. Often, it is foretold as bringing a series of woes: “extinction,” “doom,”; AI is at risk of “killing us all.” US…
Environmentalists ask state PSC to pause Georgia Power’s plan to use more natural gas
The Georgia Public Service Commission is scheduled to vote Aug. 20 on Georgia Power’s proposed Plant Yates expansion. File Atlanta resident Jean Millkey told state regulators Wednesday she has come to grips with her belief that Georgia Power is probably not acting in the best interests of its customers who continue to see their electric…
In Capitol address, Israeli leader calls for U.S. backing to defeat Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on July 24, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Netanyahu’s visit occurs as the Israel-Hamas war reaches nearly ten months. A handful of Senate and House Democrats boycotted the remarks over Israel’s war on…