SCOTUS Allows One of America’s Strictest Abortion Bans to Take Effect—For Now
Graeme Sloan/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Idaho has among the strictest abortion bans in the country. It’s so strict, in fact, that in 2022, the Biden administration sued the state, arguing that it violates a federal law regulating medical emergencies. The legal battle…
One of the Most Controversial US Spy Programs Just Got Quietly Renewed
Mother Jones; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On December 22, President Joe Biden signed a $886 billion defense bill that renewed one of the US government’s most controversial spy programs. Tucked in the 3,000-page legislation is an extension of the administration’s power to…
Biden Pushes to Renew Spy Program That Threatens Communities of Color
Mother Jones; Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Early one morning in 2015, FBI agents stormed the home of Xiaoxing Xi and arrested him at gunpoint. As his wife and daughters stood in shock, officers handcuffed the Temple University physics professor and jailed…
The Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Students Is a Disaster for Free Speech
A protester holds a Palestinian flag during demonstration at Penn State on October 12, 2023.Paul Weaver/Sipa via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last month, the head of Florida’s public university system issued a directive. After consulting with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Chancellor Ray…
Republicans Want to Deport Students for Speaking Out on Israel-Hamas War
Rebecca Blackwell/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.GOP presidential candidates are threatening to deport international students who they accuse of sympathizing with anti-Israel terrorists. “If you are here on a student visa as a foreign national, and you’re making common cause with Hamas, I’m…
We Don’t Have to Guess What MLK Thought About the Israel-Palestine Conflict
This June 1966 photo shows thousands of civil rights demonstrators joining Martin Luther King Jr. on the last leg of the Mississippi March. The following summer, the Six-Day War would scuttle King’s plans to visit Israel.Charles Kelly/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.People of…