Rutgers Faculty Unions Suspend Historic Strike After Securing Major Victories
Rutgers faculty and supporters on the picket line on Thursday.Noah Lanard/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Three unions representing 9,000 faculty members at Rutgers University are suspending their strike after reaching a tentative framework on Friday night with Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) and…
Florida Poised to Allow Executions After 8-4 Jury Vote
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Tom Williams/AP) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Gov. Ron DeSantis is on the verge of signing a bill that would allow people in Florida to be executed without a unanimous decision by a jury. Instead, an 8-4 vote would be…
Judge Who Blocked Abortion Drug Did Not Disclose Controversial Article
Matthew Kacsmaryk listens during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2017.Senate Judiciary Committee/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2017, Matthew Kacsmaryk, then deputy general counsel at the right-wing First Liberty Institute, criticized protections for transgender people and those seeking abortions…
Mike Pompeo Wants You to Know He Won’t Be President
NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND – MARCH 03: Former U.S. Secretary of State and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on March 03, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Fight disinformation: Sign up for…
Here’s How Climate Change Is Making It Easier to Hit Home Runs
Darren Lee/AP This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Even America’s favorite pastime is not immune from climate change. A new study from researchers at Dartmouth College says that a warming atmosphere could be causing more home runs in professional baseball. The research, published last week in the Bulletin of…
Florida Just Passed a Six Week Abortion Ban
Pro-choice protesters in Tampa in January.Tampa Bay Times/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Florida legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortion after six weeks gestation, before many women know they’re pregnant. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the bill into…