Cop28 Climate Summit Host Also Runs Abu Dhabi’s State Oil Company
Sultan Al Jaber speaking during Climate Future Week at Museum of the Future in Dubai. Kamran Jebreili/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The state oil company of the United Arab Emirates, whose CEO will preside over imminent UN climate negotiations, has the largest net-zero-busting expansion plans…
She Fled Tennessee for Abortion Care. Now She’s Running for State House So Others Won’t Have To.
Mother Jones; Instagram; Wikimedia Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Allie Phillips, a 28-year-old running as a Democrat for the Tennessee House of Representatives in District 75, has told her abortion story countless times. She has explained it to her followers on TikTok, to the lawyers…
Obama, Warren, Sanders: Former Staffers Are Calling on Their Bosses to Demand a Ceasefire
More than 130 former Obama campaign staffers and political appointees are begging the former president to “leverage” his influence to call for a ceasefire.Scott Olson/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.More than 130 former Obama campaign staffers and political appointees have sent the ex-president…
Meta to 2020 Election Deniers: Advertise Here
Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Facebook, under the premise of so-called free speech, has long allowed politicians to lie on its platforms. But after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, the company appeared to issue somewhat of a mea…
Childhood Vaccination Rates Are Declining. You Can Blame MAGA.
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Back in mid-2021, when it was clear that conservatives were mobilizing against the Covid vaccines, I remember asking a prominent doctors’ group if they were worried that their attacks on the new shots would undermine…
US and China Pledge to Work Together to Tackle Climate Crisis
Chinese President Xi Jinping being greeted by California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he arrives to San Francisco for APEC. Xie Huanchi/Xinhua/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. China and the US have pledged to work together more closely to fight global heating, declaring the climate…