To Make a Documentary About Abortion, They Had to Fight the Right’s War on Information
Mother Jones; Photos courtesy of Tracy Droz Tragos Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2019, when Tracy Droz Tragos started filming Plan C, her new documentary about a network of activists and medical providers helping Americans access abortion pills—which are approved by the FDA…
Is the Writer’s Strike Nearing an End? Today Will Be a Crucial Test for Negotiators.
On Friday, members of the The Writers Guild of America picketed ABC studios during a taping of The View. Negotiations continued across the weekend in LA.Matthew Rodier/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Is the months-long writers’ strike finally coming to an end? We should…
Autoworkers Staged Their First Big Strike in the 1930s. Here’s How They Won.
A scene from the sit-down strike at GM’s Fisher Body No. 1 plant in Flint, Michigan, which began on December 30, 1936, and lasted 44 days.UAW Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, leaders of the striking United Auto Workers vowed to expand their…
The US Nuked Nagasaki 78 Years Ago Today. “Oppenheimer” Barely Mentions It.
A man pushes his bicycle through the remains of Nagasaki roughly a month after the United States detonated its second atomic bomb over the city.Stanley Troutman/ACME/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Seventy-eight years ago today, on August 9, 1945, the US military detonated a…
Liz Truss’ Reign Only Lasted 45 Days, But These Montages Will Last Forever
Arne Dedert/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday, Liz Truss announced that, after only serving 45 days, she will be stepping down as the prime minister of the United Kingdom. Truss made history as one of the shortest-serving world leaders. But during her time,…
In the Heights Transported Me Into My Childhood—And Back Again
Anthony Ramos as Usnavi in In the Heights Warner Bros Entertainment Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The chilly night under the bright stadium lights was a far cry from the dimly lit stage in Nueva York where…