How a Weapon of War Has Worsened the Mass Shootings Epidemic
Mother Jones; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It was a grim but not terribly surprising coincidence. Last Monday morning, just a few hours after the Washington Post published a new series on the popular semiautomatic rifles known as AR-15s, a suicidal 28-year-old used…
Arizona Utility Just Won’t Let This Historic Black Community Be
The stacks of the Salt River Project generating station near Randolph, Arizona. Caitlin O’Hara/Guardian This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A handful of weary residents gathered at the windowless Randolph church to mull over the latest effort by an electric utility to expand its power station—a…
Why Is Lauren Boebert Trolling Her Own Bill?
Gary Kramer/US Fish and Wildlife Service/AP/File Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, a bill introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) received a hearing. For some congresspeople, this would not be news. For Boebert it is: In her first term, she sponsored 41 pieces…
Millions of Americans Are About to Get Kicked Off Medicaid
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Starting tomorrow, states will begin to terminate health care coverage for people who no longer qualify for Medicaid, marking the end to a pandemic-era rule that automatically renewed coverage for Medicaid recipients even if they were no longer eligible. An estimated…
Not Just Stormy Daniels: A Slate of Trials Will Keep Trump In and Out of NY Courtrooms
Mother Jones illustration; Getty; Joshua Lott/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump is going to be spending a lot of his time in courtrooms this year—and not just fighting Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s newly-filed charges. The recent indictment has raised legitimate questions…
Trump’s Indictment Is Yet Another Stress Test for America
Sue Ogrocki/AP Editor’s note: The below article is a preview of the lead item in the next edition of David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories about politics and media. Subscribing costs just $5 a month—but you can sign up for a free 30-day trial of…