Debunking Florida’s Argument That Slavery Could Benefit the Enslaved, in 120 Seconds
Mother Jones illustration Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In my latest video, I tackle the controversy surrounding Florida’s teaching standards. These new guidelines, approved last month, sparked an avalanche of criticism by suggesting that enslaved Americans “developed skills which, in some instances, could be…
Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel
Supreme Court Justice Clarence ThomasJ. Scott Applewhite/File/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This piece was originally published by ProPublica. During his three decades on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has enjoyed steady access to a lifestyle most Americans can only imagine. A cadre of…
Biden’s Pseudo-Declaration of Emergency Frustrates Climate Activists
Susan Walsh/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Joe Biden has said that he has “practically” declared a national emergency on the climate crisis, despite not actually taking that step, vexing climate campaigners. “I’ve already done that,” Biden said when asked if he intends to declare a climate…
“Betsy DeVos Was a Disaster. I Think Erika Donalds Could Be Worse.”
On a hot afternoon in June, some 700 seated attendees of the annual summit of the conservative parents’ rights group Moms for Liberty bowed their heads in prayer. The Moms had waited in a security line that spanned two floors of the Philadelphia Marriott to get here, and even during this somber moment, the giddiness…
State Pension Fund Is Helping a Middle Eastern Firm Export Arizona’s Precious Groundwater
A new groundwater pump was installed for farming in La Paz County, Arizona, in 2017. Débora Souza Silva This article is a collaboration between Mother Jones and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit investigative newsroom. Also listen to Reveal’s accompanying podcast, “The Great Arizona Water Grab.” As rural Arizonans face the prospect of wells running dry, foreign…
In Another Sign of Florida’s Democratic Decay, DeSantis Suspends an Elected Prosecutor
Ron DeSantis campaigns in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on August 6.Charlie Neibergall/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a break from his ailing presidential campaign on Wednesday to suspend Monique Worrell, an Orlando-based elected prosecutor. The move was unsurprising: Since winning…