In Major Escalation, Biden to Ban Imports of Russian Oil
Patrick Semansky/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.President Joe Biden is set to announce a ban on US imports of Russian oil, several news outlets reported Tuesday morning. The move comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its thirteenth day and Western nations…
He Joined the Attica Prison Uprising. He Hopes a New Documentary Can Set the Record Straight.
AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.“I’ve been patient,” wrote George Jackson from his prison cell in a 1965 letter to his mother and father, “but where I’m concerned patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it’s cowardice.” In some ways,…
One More Thing to Worry About: Putin May Be Paving the Way to Use Chemical Weapons in Ukraine
Kremlin Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.It is difficult to imagine ways for the Russian invasion of Ukraine to get worse, but Vladimir Putin is giving us new reasons to try. After putting Russian nuclear forces on “special alert” last week, Putin’s government…
Andrew Cuomo Now Claims He’s a Cancel Culture Victim
zz/NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.For the latter part of his political career, Rep. John Lewis’ name was a sort of crutch that cynical politicians reached for in order to help themselves forward. John McCain, who once voted against making…
Merrick Garland Should Tell Us if DOJ Is Investigating Trump for His Attempted Coup
Merrick Garland speaking at the Department of Justice in Washington on January 5, 2022.Carolyn Kaster/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Editor’s note: This essay by David Corn first appeared in his newsletter, Our Land. But we wanted to make sure as many readers as possible…
More Than 1.5 Million Refugees Have Fled Ukraine
A girl wrapped in a blanket waits with others after fleeing Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland on March 5.Markus Schreiber/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.More than 1.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began 10…