American Hawks Are Pushing for a Big War in the Middle East, Again
“Well, I don’t exactly know what Israel’s plans in Lebanon were,” John Bolton, famous war enjoyer, said Tuesday, “but their plans should not be for a limited incursion.”Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On October 1, 2024, as Israel began a ground…
Israel Deliberately Blocked Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, Two Government Bodies Concluded. Antony Blinken Rejected Them.
September 9, 2024: Trucks carrying aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Imago/ZUMA Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This story was published first by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s…
Joe Biden Is Bailing Out Papaw’s Steel Plant in JD Vance’s Hometown. Vance Is Trying to Stop Him.
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) speaks during a rally in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, in July. Paul Vernon/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A hulking steel plant in Middletown, Ohio, is the city’s economic heartbeat as well as a keystone origin story of JD Vance, the…
Worried About Kamala Harris’ Plan to Tax Unrealized Capital Gains? Don’t Bother.
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Do you have $100 million? I don’t. Heck, I don’t even have $50 million! Which is why I’m not worried about the likes of President Joe Biden and maybe-president Kamala Harris and Rep. Barbara…
Harris Laid Out the Devastating Consequences of “Trump Abortion Bans”
Mother Jones illustration; Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Vice President Kamala Harris just showed why she is a better candidate on abortion than President Biden ever was. In a blistering response to former President Donald Trump’s rambling about his ever-shifting stance…
Which Climate Policies Work Best? This New Study Offers Clues.
Imago/ZUMA This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Following the release of a major climate report last year, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the “climate time bomb” was ticking. Standing behind a podium emblazoned with the United Nations symbol of a globe encircled by olive branches, Guterres declared, “Our world needs…