Judge Fines Trump $9,000 and Threatens to Throw Him in Jail
Donald Trump at Manhattan criminal courtJustin Lane/Pool Photo/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial fined the former president $9,000 on Tuesday for violating a gag order—and he warned Trump that any further violations might result in…
Report: Taxing Fossil Fuel Extraction Could Raise Nearly $1 Trillion for Climate Aid
Flooding in Dhaka, BangladfeshSyed Mahabubul Kader/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A new tax on fossil fuel companies based in the world’s richest countries could raise hundreds of billions of dollars to help the most vulnerable nations cope with the escalating climate crisis, according to a…
Just Six Companies Create About a Quarter of Global Plastic Waste, Survey Finds
Courtesy Break Free from Plastic This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The more plastic a company makes, the more pollution it creates. That seemingly obvious, yet previously unproven, point, is the main takeaway from a first-of-its-kind study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances. Researchers from a…
Ruby Bridges Blasts Book Bans As “Ridiculous” Attempts to “Cover Up History”
Ruby Bridges, the first Black student to integrate an elementary school in the South, thinks book bans are “ridiculous.” Rogelio V. Solis/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges is an integral part of U.S. history lessons in classrooms nationwide, given…
“Shame On You!”: Anti-War Protesters Picket White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Protesters boycotted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night.Probal Rashid/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Before guests could get inside last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, they had to wade through a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters who reminded them of the journalists who have…
Trump’s Endorsement Helps Utah MAGA Candidate Notch a Win in the Battle for Senate
Trent Staggs, running for U.S. senate, speaks at the Utah Republican Party state nominating convention on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Megan Nielsen/The Deseret News via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Saturday, just as Utah Republicans were gathering for their annual nominating convention,…