This Terrifying Book Is a Must-Read for Every World Leader
Mother Jones illustration; photo by Hilary Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Nuclear war is a topic few care to think about. We sometimes call it unthinkable. But we need to think carefully, and to talk—particularly with high-ranking foreign officials whose motives we may…
Can We Slash Carbon Emissions and Still Have Economic Growth?
Ying Tang/NurPhoto/Zuma This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For nearly 200 years, two transformative global forces have grown in tandem: economic activity and carbon emissions. The two have long been paired together, or, in economist-speak, “coupled.” When the economy has gotten bigger, so has our climate footprint. This…
Climate Disasters Are Leaving Some Poor Nations in a Crushing Cycle of Debt
A destroyed home in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian.Roger Edelman/ZUMA This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A new UN report sheds light on how climate change is driving some climate-vulnerable nations deeper into debt, locking them into unsustainable cycles of economic crisis and hampering their governments’…
UN: Hamas Committed Sexual Violence in October 7 Attacks and Against Hostages
A UN inquiry led by Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, found that Hamas perpetrated sexual violence against Israelis, and also heard allegations of sexual violence perpetrated by Israeli officials and settlers against Palestinians.Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow…
GAO Report Warns Climate Change Could Unearth US Nuclear Waste
U.S. military officers watch nuclear waste being dumped on Runit Island in the Marshall Islands. Department of Defense This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ariana Tibon was in college at the University of Hawaiʻi in 2017 when she saw the photo online: a black-and-white picture of a man…
At Hillary Clinton’s Panel on Sexual Violence, a Clash Over the War in Gaza
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is confronted by protesters on Friday, Feb. 9, at a Columbia University event on sexual violence during armed conflict.Julianne McShane/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“You’re no feminist. You’re a white supremacist!” That’s what a protester had to…