The Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Students Is a Disaster for Free Speech
A protester holds a Palestinian flag during demonstration at Penn State on October 12, 2023.Paul Weaver/Sipa via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last month, the head of Florida’s public university system issued a directive. After consulting with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Chancellor Ray…
Young Progressives Are Disgusted With Biden Over Israel
Protesters stage a demonstration in support of a ceasefire in the Cannon House Office Building last month in Washington, DC.Alex Wong/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Since October 7, there has been a divide. Polls have found that Democratic voters are about equally sympathetic to…
US Military Owes at Least $106 Billion for Climate Damage Since 2015
Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US and UK militaries “owe” at least $111 billion in reparations to communities most harmed by their planet-heating pollution, a first-of-its-kind study calculates. The research employs a “social cost of carbon” framework—a way…
A New Tool Helps Disabled People Track—and Shape—Laws That Impact Them
Rudzhan Nagiev/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2010, Barack Obama signed the Plain Writing Act into law, requiring that federal government documents use clear, straightforward language. Despite its passage more than a decade ago, though, getting plain-language information about government policy—ranging from the…
Sen. Joe Manchin Won’t Seek Reelection in 2024
Stefani Reynolds/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia will not run for reelection next year. The conservative Democrat called the choice—which he shared the news of in a video he posted to X—”one of the toughest decisions of my…
Republicans Want to Deport Students for Speaking Out on Israel-Hamas War
Rebecca Blackwell/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.GOP presidential candidates are threatening to deport international students who they accuse of sympathizing with anti-Israel terrorists. “If you are here on a student visa as a foreign national, and you’re making common cause with Hamas, I’m…