The American Adoption System Isn’t What You Think It Is
Mother Jones illustration; Macmillan; Liz Corman Photography Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Cassie was a 22-year-old college student working a part-time job when she found out she was pregnant. It was too late for an abortion, and parenting seemed off the table: She felt…
The Internet’s Favorite Supplement Titan Appears to Be Taking Cues From a Psychic
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.If anti-vaccine influencers had a king, it would be Dr. Joseph Mercola, the osteopathic physician whose supplement empire has netted him a tidy fortune of $100 million. Mercola has been a power broker in alternative medicine circles for years—as…
The National Book Awards Finally Expands Eligibility Rules to Include Non-Citizens
Eric Gay/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The foundation behind the National Book Awards, one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the United States, announced on Thursday that it will no longer restrict prizes to authors who are US citizens, expanding eligibility to non-citizens and…
Donald Trump Will Be the First Former President to Face a Criminal Trial, Judge Rules
Former President Donald Trump appears during a court hearing at Manhattan criminal court.Brendan McDermid/Pool Photo/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A New York judge ruled Thursday that Donald Trump will stand trial in March on charges related to the Stormy Daniels coverup. Assuming the case goes…
The Forgotten Origins of a Migration Crisis
Mother Jones illustration; Random House; Thea Traff Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer first heard of Juan Romagoza when the doctor was the main plaintiff and lead witness in a human rights case in Florida in the early…
What We Lose by Armchair Diagnosing Biden and Trump
Mother Jones illustration; Beata Zawrzel/ZUMA; Drew Angerer/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, a special counsel report looking into President Biden’s handling of classified documents described the president’s memory as “poor,” with “significant limitations.” Speculation about Biden’s cognitive state immediately followed. In its…