The January 6 Rudy Giuliani Mystery
A video of Rudy Giuliani is displayed on a screen at a hearing of House select committee investigating the January 6 riot.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Editor’s note: This column by David Corn first appeared in his newsletter, Our Land. But we wanted to make sure as many readers as possible have a chance to see it. Our Land is written by…
What Happened to Royce White?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It is a brisk April evening in downtown Minneapolis. A haphazard crowd of about 20 people gathers. Some carry American flags. A homily from the mid-20th century Catholic archbishop Fulton Sheen—famous for bringing the Word of the Lord to…
She Questioned Disabled People’s Right to Vote. Now, She’s Running to Be a Chief Election Official.
Kim Crockett speaks during the first day of the Minnesota State Republican Convention on May 13, 2022.Glen Stubbe/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Kim Crockett, the leading Republican candidate for Minnesota’s Secretary of State, questioned in 2020 whether people who are disabled should…
At Long Last, the Senate Has Passed Sweeping Climate Legislation
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference in which Democratic Senators were demanding passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.Allison Bailey/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After years of stagnant climate policy, months of excruciating political negotiations, and a marathon weekend…
Republicans Just Shot Down a Cap on Insulin Costs
SHERRY YATES YOUNG/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Sunday, Senate Republicans struck down a proposal to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs for non-Medicare patients. The price of the century-old medication has tripled over two decades, forcing patients with diabetes to spend thousands…
Scientists Are Unraveling the Origins of the Southwest’s Monsoon
Gene Lower/ZUMA Press This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On an evening in late June, Alex Jimenez, Tucson Water’s artist-in-residence, hosted an outdoor art installation designed to “call the rain through sound.” The Santa Cruz Sound Experience, held underneath one of the bridges that crosses…