Video Shows Nonbinary Teen Nex Benedict Reflecting on Fight Before Their Death
A screenshot from newly released body camera footage of a police officer’s interview with Nex Benedict in the hospital.Owasso Police Department/YouTube Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The death of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager in Oklahoma, after a fight in school bathroom earlier this…
SCOTUS Ducks High School Diversity in Admissions Case
Justice of the Supreme Court Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito attend a private ceremony Justice of the Supreme Court Sandra Day O’Connor before public repose in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023.Pool Via Cnp/CNP via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and…
First School Shooting of 2024 Leaves One Dead, Five Injured
Police responded to the first school shooting of the year at Perry High School in Iowa Thursday morning.Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One student has died and four others, as well as an administrator, have been injured in Perry, Iowa early Thursday,…
What Claudine Gay’s Resignation From Harvard Means for the Rest of Us
Former Harvard President Claudine Gay. Michael Brochstein/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Claudine Gay’s resignation from her post as president of Harvard University is a shocking new twist in the ongoing saga over campus free speech. Gay resigned on Tuesday amid new allegations of plagiarism…
A 17th Birthday Party, a Stocked Bar, Beer Pong, and a “Parental Rights” Mom Facing Assault Charges
Clarice Schillinger, founder of the Keeping Kids in School PAC, recruited nearly 100 parents to run for school boards across Pennsylvania.Tyger Williams/The Philadelphia Inquirer/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A Pennsylvania mom connected to the conservative so-called “parental rights” movement is facing criminal charges…
Harsh Immigration Policies Affect Students’ Academic Performance
Students return to school at the Jordan High School in Los Angeles. Ringo Chiu/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump and other Republican candidates are putting forward extreme immigration policy proposals that include ending birthright citizenship for…