That “I Approve” Tagline on Political Ads May Have Precisely the Opposite Effect of What Congress Intended
Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I’m Rowan Walrath, and I’m an editorial fellow at Mother Jones. Did that make you more likely to trust this article? Try this: I’m Rowan Walrath, and I approve this message. New research shows that putting the latter type of tagline on a candidate’s advertisement—as…
Mother Who Lost 14-Year-Old Daughter in Florida Shooting Pleads for Trump to Act
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The mother of a 14-year-old girl who was among the 17 people killed in Wednesday’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, appeared on CNN Thursday to demand that President Donald Trump take action against gun violence. The searing segment was fraught with emotion, as Lori Alhadeff begged Trump…
Good News: There’s More Coverage of Climate Change. Bad News: It’s Because of Trump.
iStock/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Here’s the good news: Coverage of climate change on the major broadcast networks increased substantially last year. The bad news? The vast majority of that coverage was driven by the policies and global warming denial of President Donald Trump. According to a new study…
From Fringe to Baby Oil, Here Are 9 Eye-Catching Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Looks
US Olympic luge veteran Erin Hamlin carries the US flag at the 2018 opening ceremony.Mark Reis via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Fashion Week kicked off in New York City on Thursday, but nearly 7,000 miles away in Pyeongchang, almost 3,000 Olympic athletes from 92 countries were preparing for a fashion show…
California Is the Fourth State in a Month to Propose Banning Youth Tackle Football
Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Two California lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would set a yet-defined minimum age for kids who want to participate in organized tackle football in an attempt to offset the risk of long-term brain damage. If passed, California would become the first state…
New Research Shows Suicides Spiked Following Robin Williams’ Death
Armando Gallo/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In August 2014, actor and comedian Robin Williams, famous for his roles in movies like Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, and Mrs. Doubtfire, committed suicide at his home just north of San Francisco. He was 63 years old and, as the public…