Jared Kushner’s Ambition Threatens One of Europe’s Last Pristine Ecosystems
Kushner’s Saudi-backed firm is a major investor in the Albanian developments. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Zuma This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It is the jewel of the Adriatic. Its shimmering waters feed a rare colony of Dalmatian pelicans, the world’s largest freshwater birds, sustain the…
New Hampshire’s GOP Is Taking a Stand—Against the Polio Vaccine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.New Hampshire could soon beat Florida—known for its anti-vaccine Surgeon General—when it comes to loosening vaccine requirements. A first-in-the-nation bill that’s already passed New Hampshire’s state House, sponsored only by Republican legislators, would…
Newt Gingrich Perfectly Describes How Everything Is His Fault
Charles Dharapak/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.With Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson struggling to hold onto the gavel in the face of eternal rebellion from some of his party’s most intransigent far-right members, Politico thought it would be a good idea…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Bill Would End Trading in Water Futures
A cement-lined irrigation canal carries water from the Colorado RIver to irrigate the farms in the desert around Yuma, Arizona.Jon G. Fuller / ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. With private investors poised to profit from water scarcity in the west, US senator Elizabeth Warren and representative Ro…
A Third and Very Dramatic Day for Trump’s Jury Selection
Jabin Botsford/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The challenge to secure jurors for Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan bumbled further on Thursday morning after two jurors were excused—one after prosecutors questioned their truthfulness and another, an oncology nurse, who expressed concerns that the media…
“We Need Shade”: America’s Hottest City Rushes to Plant More Trees
Tony Berastegui Jr., right, and his sister Giselle Berastegui drink water, July 17, 2023, in Phoenix during a historic heatwave.Ross D. Franklin / AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It was a relatively cool spring day in Phoenix, Arizona, as a tree-planting crew dug large holes in…