Exclusive: White Nationalists and Anti-Vax Moms Plot Ottawa Copycat Convoys on Telegram
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Before dawn on January 30, Regina Anne Bateson, a resident of Ottawa, Canada, loaded her skis into her car and headed out to one of her favorite cross-country trails. She was looking forward to some solitude—she rarely…
Some Optimistic News: Omicron Appears to Have Peaked Nationally
A nurse checks on a patient in the acute care Covid-19 unit at the Harborview Medical Center on January 21, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. Karen Ducey/Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Covid cases have started dropping nationally, and in many states,…
If You’re Wondering Who’s Paying for All That Ivermectin—You Are
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Doctors have known for more than a year now that the antiparasitic drug ivermectin isn’t effective against Covid. The FDA has explicitly warned against prescribing it to Covid patients, but many physicians still do—and public and private insurance companies…
On Day One, Virginia’s New Republican Governor Ends Mask and Vaccine Mandates
Steve Helber/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Glenn Youngkin, the first Republican governor of Virginia since 2014, is wasting no time enacting policies that will harm the state’s people of color. On Saturday, his first day in office, he signed 11 executive actions…
The Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate—Except for Health Care Workers
People protest vaccine mandates in New York City in October 2021.John Lamparski/NurPhoto/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Unless you work in health care, federal vaccine mandates are off. In two decisions handed down Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court blocked a rule requiring…
Mike Pence. Stephen Miller. The Supreme Court. Vaccine Mandates. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Mother Jones illustration; AP; Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.As a surge in omicron variant cases of Covid spurs a record high number of new infections and a rise in hospitalizations, including among children, the Supreme Court is set to decide…