How the 2022 Midterms Could be Shaped by a Few Easy-to-Ignore Elections This Year
Democratic candidates for Governor of Virginia debate at Virginia State University on April 6, 2021.Steve Helber/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On most Tuesdays for the last five years, a gaggle of protesters have regularly gathered…
As the World Seeks Climate Solutions, GOP Doubles Down on Fossil Fuels
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Joe Biden may be pressing for 2021 to be a transformational year in tackling the climate…
The Supreme Court Just Made It Much Harder for Certain Immigrants to Get Green Cards
Protesters march from New York City to Washington DC, to the US Supreme Court.Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In a unanimous decision on Monday, the Supreme Court eliminated one of the few paths to…
The Climate Bill Even Big Ag Loves
valentinrussanov/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) normally doesn’t see climate change as a major societal threat in need of a policy response. A magnet for agribusiness and oil-industry campaign contributions, she pleaded…
Meet the Reluctant “Green Hero” Behind ExxonMobil’s Shareholder Coup
Protestors hold a sign that reads “Exxon Knew” during the ExxonMobil Corp. trial in 2019.David ‘Dee’ Delgado/Bloomberg/ Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part…
The Biden Administration Just Delivered a Stark Warning About Ransomware
Ben Margot/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Key oil and gas pipelines and one of the world’s largest meat suppliers have ground to a halt in recent weeks by cyberattackers who have demanded exorbitant ransoms. Today,…