Supreme Court Justices Warn Anti-Abortion Groups That Their Argument Could Come Back to Hurt Them
Protests as the Supreme Court hears arguments on Tuesday, March 20, 2018.Andrew Harnik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. With anti-abortion and pro-choice demonstrators rallying outside, the Supreme Court heard National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra on Tuesday morning, the blockbuster case that could shift the law of the…
Portraits of Suffering and Resilience in Puerto Rico Six Months After Hurricane Maria
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Today marks six months since Hurricane Maria made landfall and ripped through Puerto Rico, lashing the island with winds well above 155 miles per hour and devastating the homes and communities of many of its 3.4 million residents. Many people forget that three weeks before…
How the Travel Ban Shattered Hope for My Family
Rashad Moareff, his partner Faroosh, and his parents. Mother Jones illustration/Rashad Moarref Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Editor’s Note: On the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, Mother Jones asked readers to share their stories about how the ban has affected them. We’re following up with readers and publishing their stories…
DC Councilman Believes Rich People Control the Weather
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This is an actual headline from earlier today: D.C. Councilman Apologizes for Claiming That Jews Control the Weather This is being played as a guy who’s such a moron he didn’t realize that “Rothschilds control _____” is code for “Jews control _____ .” After reading…
This Death Row Inmate’s Blood-Filled Tumors Could Make His Execution Especially Cruel and Unusual
Missouri’s death chamberJames A. Finley/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew is scheduled to die on Tuesday. But Bucklew suffers from a rare medical condition, and his lawyers say that the execution drug that will be used could come with gruesome consequences and constitute cruel and unusual punishment. For…
FBI Wants To Talk to Russian Sex Guru/AI Researcher in Thai Jail
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Elizabeth Nolan Brown regales us with news of the weird today: I’ve been saving the best part for last, of course Jailed Russian sex guru Alex Leslie’s (now deleted) @fondskolkovo bio said his center was “supported by” @DARPA + @NASA grants and he worked w/Boeing…