“Superspreaders” Are Dragging Climate Conspiracies Into the Culture Wars
Climate justice activists at the Cop26 Climate conference in Glasgow, November 2021. A recent report notes the increase of climate change disinformation spreading on social media, particularly around the time of Cop26. Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Climate…
For Queer Parents Like Us, the Demise of Roe Feels All Too Familiar
Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.This week, as my youngest child prepares to graduate from high school under the looming shadow of the end of Roe v. Wade, I find myself remembering a moment soon after the birth of his older…
Alabama Legislature Approves Extreme Anti-Trans Bill Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Care
Elijah Baay speaks at the #LoveALTransYouth Press Conference in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 30, 2021.Andrea Mabry/AP/Human Rights Campaign Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On Thursday, Alabama legislators approved one of the most draconian anti-trans bills in the country seeking to criminalize gender-affirming…
The Worst People on the Planet Are Cheering the Reelection of Hungary’s Authoritarian Leader
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (C, Front) speaks to supporters at a rally in Budapest, Hungary, on April 3, 2022.Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ZUMA Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Last night, Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán took the stage to crow about his fourth…
Republican Senator Lashes Out at Marriage Equality in Supreme Court Hearing
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) meets with Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in Washington, DC, Thursday, March 10, 2022. Rod Lamkey/CNP via ZUMA Press Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.During the second day of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation…
Texas’ Anti-Trans Crusade Is Spreading
A rally at the Alabama state House to draw attention to anti-transgender legislation last year Julie Bennett/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Alabama lawmakers are on the cusp of passing a bill that would stop transgender teens from receiving life-saving medical care…