“Superspreaders” Are Dragging Climate Conspiracies Into the Culture Wars
Climate justice activists at the Cop26 Climate conference in Glasgow, November 2021. A recent report notes the increase of climate change disinformation spreading on social media, particularly around the time of Cop26. Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Climate…
Jill Sobule: “You Better Not F*ck in Texas”
Courtesy of Jill Sobule Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Jill Sobule is an acclaimed singer-songwriter who had a few cool hits in the 1990s, including, “I Kissed a Girl.” Her songs are witty, sassy, and, occasionally, heart-breaking. (Check out “Mexican Wrestler.”) From time…
Check Out These Exclusive Pics From Hunter Biden’s Big LA Art Opening
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Friday night, at a pop-up event in Hollywood, Hunter Biden shared his artwork with the LA glitterati. In a big white room at Milk Studios, usually the site of photo or video shoots,…
9/11: When Pop Culture Went Into Patriotic Overdrive
Toby Keith performs at the Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Los Angeles, May 2002.Kevin Winter/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Within weeks, maybe even days, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the entertainment industry mobilized to show that…
The Logic of Corporate Accounting Took Over Our Language, and We Hardly Noticed
Huston Wilson Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Recently, while volunteering as a union organizer for freelance journalists, I spoke with a skeptical member. “Really, what is my ROI?” he asked. I tried to explain that the union is not a business. There…