Gavin Newsom Vetoed a Bill to Make Condoms Available at Schools
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A California bill requiring public high schools to provide condoms to their students didn’t make it past Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk this week. The bill, SB 541, would have required schools to place condoms in at least two easily…
Chuck Feeney’s Legacy Is a Lesson for America’s Billionaires
Chuck Feeney’s stealthy giving earned him a nickname: “the James Bond of Philanthropy.”Atlantic Philanthropies Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The selfless billionaire is a rare creature indeed. Chuck Feeney, who died on Monday at the age of 92, was one of them. He is…
Under New California Law, Big Firms Must Reveal Their Carbon Emissions
Chevron ExtraMile convenience store in Monterey Park, California,Newscom/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A groundbreaking California law will force large companies doing business in the state—including major global corporations—to disclose their planet-heating carbon emissions. The measure, signed into law by the governor, Gavin Newsom, on Saturday, will…
How Accessible Sex Ed Helps Young Adults With Developmental Disabilities Form Healthy Relationships
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When he was a teenager, Ben believed that he struggled with friendships and romantic relationships more than others his age. Discerning personal boundaries and finding ways to effectively communicate often bewildered him, and he wasn’t sure what certain signals…
How the Surveillance of Black Hair Can Kill a Child’s Spirit
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In January 2020, Barbers Hill High School in Texas made national headlines after suspending a Black student over his dreadlocks, ordering DeAndre Arnold to cut them if he wanted to attend graduation. The incident partly inspired the CROWN Act,…
Jim Jordan Tried to Help Trump Mount a Coup. Now He Gets to Be Speaker?
Jim Jordan, between lies, at a September 20, 2023 Judiciary Committee hearing.Tom Williams/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), like Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the man he hopes to replace as House speaker, lies a lot. Jordan’s rapid-style monologues—on topics such as…