The Right’s War on Divorce—and Its Costs
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.She didn’t want to be married anymore, and he didn’t like that. In April, right-wing activist and influencer Steven Crowder told the audience of his podcast, Louder with Crowder, that he and his wife, Hilary,…
A Peter Thiel-Linked Startup Is Courting New York Scenesters and Plotting a Libertarian Paradise
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Earlier this summer, I showed up uninvited at a midtown Manhattan music venue, where a startup named the Praxis Society was holding an event as part of a weeklong series to promote its flagship product: a free-market Mediterranean city-state…
Pennsylvania Senator Wants Fracking Wastewater Classified as Hazardous
A shale gas well in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania.Keith Srakocic/AP This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Katie Muth knew it would be a long shot. This January, the Pennsylvania state senator reintroduced three pieces of legislation aimed at closing loopholes in the laws governing how the…
Peter Navarro’s Contempt Trial Is Short and Sweet—and He’ll Probably Lose
Former Trump White House advisor Peter Navarro speaks to the media as he leaves federal court on Aug. 11, 2022. Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Peter Navarro’s trial for contempt of Congress started on Wednesday, and his lawyer quickly made a…
The Real Crisis Driving America’s Teacher Shortage
This article was co-published with EdSurge. EdSurge is a nonprofit newsroom that covers education through original journalism and research. Sign up for their newsletters. Carrie Rodgers gestures toward the silver medallion sitting atop her fridge, then waves it off. It’s nothing really, she shrugs. Still, she reaches for the disc and sets it on the kitchen…
Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to 22 Years for January 6 Terrorism
Enrique Tarrio (center) and other Proud Boys in Washington on December 12, 2020.Carol Guzy/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal judge sentenced Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys, to 22 years behind bars, after ruling Tuesday that Tarrio’s actions…