Brazil Moves One Step Closer to a Peaceful Transition of Power
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during his election certification ceremony. Eraldo Peres/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Monday afternoon, Brazil’s Electoral Court officially certified the election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as president, putting the country one step closer to burying any…
Florida Judge Finally Forced to Dismiss Trump’s Mar-a-Lago “Special Master” Lawsuit
Andrew Harnik/ Associated Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One of Donald Trump’s main tactics to delay the Justice Department’s Mar-a-Lago investigation was officially killed off on Monday. Following orders from an appeals court, a Trump-appointed judge was forced to formally dismiss the ex-president’s lawsuit…
How Democracy Nearly Died in Wisconsin
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It was six weeks before the November election, and in his snug campaign office in suburban Milwaukee, located in a shopping plaza between a dentist and an acupuncturist, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers scanned the brightly colored maps that hung on…
Why Did Florida Divest Billions From BlackRock? A “Woke” Conspiracy Theory.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On December 1, the Florida Treasury announced it would divest $2 billion worth of state funds from the financial services company BlackRock. The firm, Florida chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis alleged, didn’t have its investors’ best interests in mind. “Florida’s Treasury…
US Diplomat Describes Moments With Brittney Griner on Homebound Flight
Brittney Griner aboard a plane before her departure to the United States.Sputnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After her release from a Russian penal colony on Thursday, Brittney Griner didn’t want to decompress or relax upon boarding the plane that would bring her back…
“Harry & Meghan” Is Just Not That Interesting
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Joe Giddens/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The third episode of Netflix’s new six-part documentary about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, opens with a November 2017 formal interview the then royal couple gave BBC News about…