Climate Protesters Call Out US Banks Over Fossil Fuel Funding
An Extinction Rebellion protester is arrested in front of Citibank’s Manhattan headquarters on April 24.Gina M. Randazzo/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian as part of our Climate Desk collaboration. As they exited their office in Tribeca on Monday afternoon, Citibank employees were confronted with a boisterous crowd chanting and dancing along to the music of a mariachi…
It’s Official. Biden Is Running Again.
Mother Jones illustration; Susan Walsh/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It’s official. President Joe Biden is running for reelection. In a video released on Tuesday morning, Biden announced he was running to “stand up for democracy,” echoing a similar theme to his first campaign.…
Should Insurers Cover Kids’ Obesity Drugs? Experts Say It’s Long Overdue.
Sandro Rybak Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Earlier this year, one of the nation’s most influential medical associations released a new set of guidelines for treating childhood obesity. And it nearly broke the internet. The recommendations, issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics…
For Years, Trump Has Evaded Trial for Sexual Assault. That Changes Today.
Mother Jones; Seth Wenig/AP; Eva Deitch/The Washington Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Six and a half years ago, the tape that should have ended his political career was published by the Washington Post, and Donald Trump survived it. “I just start kissing them. It’s…
Ned Blackhawk Wants to Unmake the US Origin Story
Mother Jones; Dan Renzetti/Yale University Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In recent years, there has been greater awareness of the need to recast American history by including the stories of this nation’s original inhabitants. Museums have created lesson plans to impart to students…
Report From Russia: The Country’s “Special Military Operation” Is a Bloody Fiasco
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A version of this essay originally appeared in the London Review of Books. The “Special Military Operation” (the law forbids calling it anything else) got off to a bad start—Russian armed forces crossed into Ukraine and found themselves stuck…