New Hampshire’s GOP Is Taking a Stand—Against the Polio Vaccine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.New Hampshire could soon beat Florida—known for its anti-vaccine Surgeon General—when it comes to loosening vaccine requirements. A first-in-the-nation bill that’s already passed New Hampshire’s state House, sponsored only by Republican legislators, would…
In “Quiet on Set,” Justice Isn’t So Simple
Dan Schneider accepts the lifetime achievement award at the 2014 Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles.Matt Sayles/Invision/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As a kid, I spent countless hours watching The Amanda Show, a sketch comedy series starring Amanda Bynes that aired on Nickelodeon…
Lawmakers Are Finally Taking Action to Prevent Kids From Being Warehoused in Psych Hospitals
Mateo Jaime, who spent two months at a psychiatric hospital as a foster child, speaks at an Alaskan legislative hearing Thursday.Mother Jones illustration; Alaska State Legislature; Ash Adams Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It was 2018 when Mateo Jaime was admitted to North Star…
The GOP Border Bill Would Deport Families of Child Migrants
Mother Jones illustration; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As the battle over the border rages in Congress, many Republicans are pushing to advance a bill that would revive one of the Trump era’s harshest policies: deporting family members in the US who step…
Report: After End of Pandemic Aid, Nearly a Quarter of New Yorkers Live in Poverty
One in four kids in New York City live in poverty, according to a new report.Anthony Behar/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One in four kids in New York City live in poverty, according to a sobering report released today that sheds light on…
Parents Are Suing New York City Over Coercive, Traumatizing Home Searches
Mother Jones illustration; Getty; Bailey Torres/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In May 2021, investigators from New York City’s child protective services agency showed up at the home of Ebony Gould, a Black mother living in Queens. They were checking on the wellbeing of…