Terry Anderson Was a Pawn in a Nasty Game, and a Hero for Journalists
Mother Jones; Maher Attar/Sygma/Getty; AP; New York Times Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Beirut was the place to be if you were an action-junkie journalist in the 1980s. Civil War. Militias, the PLO, an Israeli invasion, the occupation of Lebanon. Car Bombings. Truck bombings.…
Biden Unveils $7 Billion “Solar for All” Investment for Earth Day
President Biden visited Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Virginia, on Monday, to announce new federal sp;ar grants for low- and middle-income communities.Jose Luis Magana/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Joe Biden marked Monday’s Earth Day by announcing a $7 billion investment in solar energy…
Gaza Solidarity Encampments Are Spreading Far Beyond Columbia’s Campus
Pro-Palestine protesters remained in an encampment at Columbia University’s lawn on Monday.Stefan Jeremiah/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A growing number of college students nationwide are staging encampments to protest their universities’ investments in Israeli entities in light of Israel’s war on Gaza, which…
The Biggest Misconception From Trump’s Historic Jury Selection
Former president Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings at Manhattan criminal court.Yuki Iwamura/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, Justice Juan Merchan pulled off an impressive feat in the New York Supreme Court’s criminal division: He finished empaneling 18 jurors in the…
Who Is David Pecker—and What’d He Have to Tell Trump’s Jury?
Mother Jones; Marion Curtis/AP; Yuki Iwamura/AP; Elizabeth Williams/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The first criminal trial of a former US president is underway, with Donald Trump facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments allegedly made in 2016 to cover up…
Will the Supreme Court Make Homelessness a Crime?
Unhoused senior citizens Kim Morris and Kevin Gevas call a homeless advocate from Mint at Tussing Park in Grants Pass, Oregon on Thursday March 28, 2024. Melina Mara/The Washington Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Helen Cruz has been a resident of Grants Pass,…