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The Arizona Supreme Court Just Allowed a Near-Total Abortion Ban From 1864 to Go Into Effect

Repro-Rights supporters demonstrate at the Federal Courthouse in Tucson in 2022.Christopher Brown/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a 1864 abortion ban, making nearly all abortions in the state illegal and potentially criminalizing healthcare providers with up to five…

Who Wants to Be a Trillionaire?

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Forbes’ annual list of the 400 richest Americans debuted in 1982 with shipping magnate Daniel Ludwig in the top slot. Ludwig’s wealth, the magazine reported, was $2 billion (about $6.3 billion in today’s dollars). That only 13 billionaires graced the…

Don’t Be Dumb Like Donald Trump Today

Mother Jones illustration; Andrew Harnik/AP; Ron Sachs/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.I am still suffering from Trump-era-induced brain melt. But even against the uncontrolled spigot of dumb that produced my malady, one especially dumb moment stands out: former President Donald Trump’s peek at…

In Georgia, a Rare Bipartisan Push for Disability Rights

Disabled people working in a sheltered workshop, where disabled workers are often paid less than minimum wageKim Weimer/Bucks County Courier Times/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Georgia could become the next state to end the subminimum wage for disabled people, a widespread and now…