Big Oil Climate Denial Hearing Features Even More Denial
Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil testifies via video conference o Thursday before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of Climate Desk. A landmark congressional hearing to probe the extent to which the oil industry misled the public about global…
The Untold Story of Purdue Pharma’s Cozy Relationship With the American Medical Association
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The American Medical Association’s new training on pain management arrived in the midst of a burgeoning crisis. It was September 2007, and doctors were prescribing enough opioid painkillers each year for every American adult to have a…
The FBI Searched the Home of a Rudy Giuliani Associate
Dennis Van Tine/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.FBI agents on Tuesday searched the California home of George Dickson III, a marijuana entrepreneur who last year partnered with Rudy Giuliani to line up financing for a never…
Abbe Lowell Is the Go-To Lawyer for Embattled Politicians. Now He Faces a Controversy of His Own.
Abbe Lowell attending the September 1, 2018, funeral of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Abbe Lowell, one of Washington’s top attorneys, has spent decades helping high-profile clients engulfed in…
Canada Declares Plastics Toxic, Paving the Way for Restrictions
Pierre Gleizes/Greenpeace Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was originally published by Canada’s National Observer and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Plastic is now considered toxic under Canada’s primary environmental…
Lewandowski-Linked Lobby Shop Is the Latest Trump-Aligned Firm to Fall
Corey Lewandowski represents the Trump campaign at an event contesting ballot counting in Philadelphia on November 5, 2020.Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Turnberry Solutions, a lobbying firm notable for aggressively advertising ties…