Texas Republicans Just Passed a Slew of Extreme Laws. Now They’ll Gerrymander to Stay in Power.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs Senate Bill 1, the sweeping voting restriction measure, into law with State Sen. Bryan Hughes (front left) on September 7.LM Otero/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In recent weeks, the GOP-controlled Texas legislature has passed some of…
Bad News for Trump: Court Hearing Suggests the NY Probe of His Business Is Expanding
Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in Manhattan on August 22, 2021.James Devaney/GC Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s investigation of former President Donald Trump’s namesake business appears to be picking up—and one or more additional Trump…
A Wildly Popular App for Churches Is Now an Anti-Vax Hotbed
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Tim and Kristy Turner believe they were called to spread the word of Jesus through apps. In 2005, the pair founded Subsplash, a technology company whose mission, as stated on its website, is “to glorify God and…
Dems Can’t Agree on How to Keep Racism Out of the Biggest Climate Jobs Program in History
Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) speaking at a press conference on the creation of a Civilian Climate Corps on July 20, 2021.Michael Brochstein/Sipa via AP Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Civilian Climate Corps had been a progressive pipe dream when delegates…
How Finance Firms Rig the Tax Code From Within
Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In 2016, when Donald Trump was campaigning for president, he got a ton of mileage out of lamenting, to all who would listen, that “the system is rigged” against ordinary Americans. Which it is. But…
FDA Panel Decision on COVID Boosters “Not the End of the Story,” Fauci Says
Pool/Getty Images News Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Friday, an independent advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration voted against recommending a Pfizer booster shot for the general public. It did, however, vote to recommend that those 65 and older…