Affirmative Action May Be Dead—But the Battle Over Race and Admissions Is Just Getting Started
Mother Jones; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, often ranked as the country’s top public high school, lies across the Potomac River from Washington in Alexandria, Virginia. For years, the magnet school’s student body has been majority Asian…
Trump and 18 Allies Slammed With 41 Charges in Sprawling Georgia Election Case
Megan Jelinger/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former President Donald Trump was indicted in Georgia late on Monday on charges related to his desperate attempts to overturn the 2020 election. The charges, brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, follow an investigation that…
Fetterman and Feinstein Both Face Ableism. But Their Situations Aren’t the Same.
Francis Chung/Politico/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In recent months, there have been growing concerns about whether 90-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who has represented California in the Senate since 1992, can fulfill her congressional duties. No White House judicial nominees were able to be…
Baylor University Is No Longer Required to Protect Queer Students From Sexual Harassment
Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune Herald/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Biden’s Department of Education has granted Baylor University a religious exemption to Title IX provisions that hold schools accountable for sexual harassment against LGBTQ students, despite the university’s troubling history of alleged Title IX violations.…
16 Young People in Montana Just Won a Historic Climate Lawsuit
Youth plaintiffs in the climate change lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, arrive at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse, on June 20, 2023, in Helena, Mont., for the final day of the trial.Thom Bridge/AP A healthy climate is included in your constitutional rights, at least if you live in Montana. On Monday, District Court Judge Kathy…
How a Bill to Ban Caste Discrimination Morphed Into a Fight About Wokism
California state Sen. Aisha Wahab’s (left) bill banning caste discrimination has ignited a firestorm of controversy.Mother Jones illustration; José Luis Villegas/AP; Sonia Paul Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The sun was ablaze and the energy was charged. Outside the California State Capitol in early…