Texas’ Attorney General Is Waging a One-Man War Against Pandemic Protections
Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Wire Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Friday, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit aiming to strike down President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for employees of companies that contract with the federal government. Paxton’s move came one day…
Work Is So Bad That People Are Quitting in Droves. We Should See That as a Good Thing.
Mother Jones illustration Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Twice in the last year, a Walmart employee has quit via intercom. Last month in Louisiana, Beth McGrath took to the speaker to announce “Beth from electronics” was going to “quit” because the company treats…
We Debunk 5 Anti-Vax Myths About Kids’ COVID-19 Vaccines
Students listen to their teacher during their first day of transitional kindergarten at Tustin Ranch Elementary School in Tustin, CA. Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)Paul Bersebach/MNG/Orange County Register/Getty Images) Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Tuesday, the Food and…
Rachel Levine Is a Trailblazer. Her Transphobic Attackers Are Certainly Not.
Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This week, the Biden Administration made history by tapping Dr. Rachel Levine as the head of the US Public Health Service’s Commissioned Corps. Levine is a transgender woman; the job comes with a…
Substack Is Profiting Off Anti-Mask and Anti-Vaccine Newsletters
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.If you subscribe to an email newsletter, there is a good chance that it is hosted by the popular platform Substack. The company makes it easy for anyone to bombard friends’ inboxes with…
Yes, Colin Powell Was Fully Vaccinated. He Was Also Seriously Immunocompromised.
Shawn Baldwin/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Colin Powell, the former US secretary of state, has died from complications of COVID-19 at age 84. The news of Powell’s death only broke a few hours ago, but anti-vaccine groups are already having a…