Ohio GOP Candidate JR Majewski Used a Slur, Considered Dropping Out (Again), But Will Stay in the Race
J.R. Majewski at a campaign rallyTom E. Puskar/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Ohio Republican Congressional candidate JR Majewski considered dropping out of his race (again) after backlash for saying that Democrats, like disabled people participating in the Special Olympics, are “retarded” in a podcast…
How the Christian Right Became So Hostile to IVF
17 January 2024: In the cell laboratory, culture dishes are prepared at the Fertility Center Berlin to collect the eggs after egg retrieval. Jens Kalaene/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In a landmark ruling last week, Alabama’s Supreme Court declared that embryos created…
Should Israel Be Held Accountable for “Ecocide”?
Palestinians are inspecting the damage caused by Israeli bombardment in Al-Zawayda, central Gaza Strip, on February 22, 2024. Majdi Fathi / AP This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When reports emerged in late December that the Israeli military planned to pump seawater into the underground tunnel networks…
Florida Man Facing 91 Criminal Counts Wins Michigan Primary
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump keeps losing in the courtroom, but that isn’t stopping him from prevailing at the ballot box. The former president is facing four indictments covering a combined 91 criminal counts. He’s racking up hundreds…
Producers of “Forever Chemicals” Knew They Were Toxic, Say UN Experts
Aerial views of Cape Fear River in North Carolina, which is surrounded by forests. Ken Blevins/Star News/AP This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In advance of a United Nations meeting this week where pollution is on the agenda, a UN human rights team has called out…
The Migrant Families Separated Under Trump Are Still in Legal Limbo
Mother Jones; Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In the spring of 2018, attorney Christie Turner-Herbas returned from parental leave to her job at Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), a nonprofit serving unaccompanied migrant children, to find that her “universe was on fire.”…