In Major Escalation, Biden to Ban Imports of Russian Oil
Patrick Semansky/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.President Joe Biden is set to announce a ban on US imports of Russian oil, several news outlets reported Tuesday morning. The move comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its thirteenth day and Western nations…
One More Thing to Worry About: Putin May Be Paving the Way to Use Chemical Weapons in Ukraine
Kremlin Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.It is difficult to imagine ways for the Russian invasion of Ukraine to get worse, but Vladimir Putin is giving us new reasons to try. After putting Russian nuclear forces on “special alert” last week, Putin’s government…
After 30 Years of Taking Their Money, It May Be Too Late for the West to Get Putin’s Oligarchs
Grace Molteni/Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has put the issue of international corruption front and center, sparking conversations and regulatory changes that policymakers in Washington and European capitals had put aside for decades. But…
So Apparently Steve Bannon Loved the Piece I Wrote About His Absolute Obsession With China
Carolyn Kaster/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A weird thing happened in the hours after I published a story about Steve Bannon’s podcast and its relentless anti-China crusade. He seemed to…really like it? On Gettr, the social media platform bankrolled by Bannon’s…
The World Is Less Unified in its Support of Ukraine Than You Might Think
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has pointedly refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Mother Jones illustration; Mikhail Metzel/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.If you went looking for evidence of international unity in the…
Steve Bannon’s Podcast Is the New Red Scare
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Peter Navarro is hopelessly devoted to Donald Trump, easily goaded into extended and semi-coherent monologues, and obsessed with the Chinese Communist Party. That makes the former Trump administration trade czar the perfect regular guest for War Room,…