The Supreme Court Upholds a Law Disarming Domestic Abusers
Mother Jones; Getty; Ian Hutchinson/Unsplash; Eric Ward/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Every 16 hours in the US, a woman is gunned down in an act of domestic violence. Nearly 1 million American women have been shot or shot at by a current…
A Warning Label for Social Media Could Also Save Kids From Gun Violence
A boy and his father using a video game-style gun at the NRA convention in 2013. Johnny Hanson/ Houston Chronicle/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Monday, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called on Congress to require a warning label for social…
Kyle Rittenhouse, Killer of Two, Cheers as Supreme Court Ends Bump Stock Ban
Kyle RittenhouseSipa USA via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Gun rights activist Kyle Rittenhouse wants you to know that he’s very pleased with the Supreme Court, after the justices on Friday overturned a federal ban on bump stocks—devices that are attached to…
Sandy Hook Survivors Are Graduating. Here’s What Hasn’t Changed Since the 2012 Massacre.
Some of the victims of the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School will graduate high school on Wednesday night. Phillip Vaughan/Ace Pictures/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When the seniors at Newtown High School in Connecticut graduate on Wednesday, 20 peers…
Fox News Suddenly Loves the Justice System After Hunter Biden’s Conviction
Mother Jones illustration; Kevin Dietsch/Getty; Roy Rochlin/Getty; Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the moments following Hunter Biden’s conviction on federal gun charges on Tuesday, Fox News celebrated the justice system doing its job. They sang the praises of the judge…
Alex Jones Is Liquidating His Assets to Pay Sandy Hook Families
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testifying at a defamation case in 2022. Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones started the process of liquidating his assets on Friday, taking the initial steps toward paying the $1.5 billion…