The DOJ’s China Initiative Dragnet Is Over. But the Aftereffects Will Be Felt for Years.
Samuel Corum/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Nearly three years ago, a University of Kansas chemistry professor named Feng “Franklin” Tao was arrested and accused of concealing his work for a Chinese university. His arrest “disrupted the transfer of American intellectual…
When It Comes to Israel’s Response to the War in Ukraine—It’s Complicated
A crowd in Tel Aviv watches Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy address the Israeli Knesset.Maya Alleruzzo/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Few issues have united the Western world more quickly than Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine last month. In response to…
China’s State Media Propagandists are Pushing Putin Talking Points
Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has opted for what one scholar calls a “pro-Russia neutrality.” That looks in practice as weird as it sounds. Instead of silence, the Chinese…
The White House Just Approved $200 Million Worth of Weapons for Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier holds an anti-tank weapon north of Kyiv on Saturday.Photo by Sergei Supinsky / AFP via Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The White House approved a new round of $200 million worth of arms and equipment for Ukraine, administration…
Russian Forces Shelled a Mosque in Mariupol, Ukrainian Officials Say
The besieged port city has experienced some of the war’s worst suffering. Women and children sit on the floor of a corridor in a hospital in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine Friday. AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Russian military shelled…
Report: Putin Threatened to Arrest Google Exec Over Pro-Democracy App
Mikhail Klimentyev / Sputnik via AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Last week, Russia banned Facebook and Twitter within its borders. The week, it barred its citizens from using Instagram. But it turns out that Vladimir Putin’s regime has been cracking down on…