Trump Is Threatening to Jail Political Enemies. So Are Democrats.
Mark Schiefelbein/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In December, Trump adviser Kash Patel set off alarm bells when he said that if the former president returns to the Oval Office, his new administration might prosecute media figures and others “who lied about American…
Months Before It Happened, Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s Mother Was Haunted by His Death
Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s parents attend a demonstration on August 29, 2024, by the families of the hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attack.JACK GUEZ/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last year, in one of her first interviews with the international press, Rachel…
US Squandering Billions on Unproven Climate Solutions, Critics Say
A New York building’s carbon byproduct is repurposed.John Minchillo/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A handful of wealthy polluting countries led by the US are spending billions of dollars of public money on unproven climate solutions technologies that risk further delaying the transition away from…
Jesse Watters Put Fox News in a Rare Position: Covering Its Ass Live on Air
Fox News host Jesse Watters on the set of his show in February 2024.Roy Rochlin/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This week, Fox News was in a rare position: Covering its ass live on air. Host Jesse Watters has a history of making…
Yes, Trump’s Debate Mic Should Be Muted—But Not For the Reason You Think
Mother Jones illustration; J. Scott Applewhite/AP, Julio Cortez/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On September 10, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will debate each other for the first time. Amid weeks of contention over the debate’s rules, it has…
Amazon’s “Water Positive” Claim Comes With a Big Asterisk
An Amazon Web Services data center in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Nathan Howard / Getty / Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Earlier this year, the e-commerce corporation Amazon secured approval to open two new data centers in Santiago, Chile. The $400 million venture is the company’s first foray into locating…