America’s Top Anti-War Think Tank Is Fracturing Over Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers move a US-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region on June 18, 2022.Efrem Lukatsky/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Two prominent figures have resigned in protest from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft—the only major think tank to…
Overturning Roe Is a Big Win for the Global Far-Right
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during the Summit of the Americas.Evan Vucci/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On the day the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and did away with the 1973 precedent establishing the constitutional right to an…
China Just Put Another Nail in the Coffin of Freedom in Hong Kong
From left, Cardinal Joseph Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, professor Hui Po-keung, and singer Denise Ho at a 2021 press conference. All were arrested by Chinese authorities last week.HK01/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In the nearly two years since the Chinese…
The Next President of the Philippines? The Son of a Dictator.
Aaron Favila/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.The Philippines is poised to elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. its next president, elevating the son of a dictator to leader of the country. On Monday, with more than 86 percent of precincts reporting, Marcos…
Biden’s $33 Billion Aid Request for Ukraine Is Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen
President Joe Biden tours a Lockheed Martin facility in Alabama where Javelin anti-tank missiles are manufactured.Evan Vucci/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In the little more than two months since Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States has committed $14 billion in…
The Son of a US-Backed Dictator Is the Favorite in the Philippines’ Upcoming Election
Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of the former Philippine dictator, speaks during a campaign rally in Quezon City on April 13.Aaron Favila/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.When Filipinos elect a new president next month, polls suggest they will select a man…