New EPA Review Could Bring an End to Toxic, Flammable Vinyl Chloride
An aerial view of the Norfolk Southern freight train that was carrying toxic chemicals that derailed in East Palestine.NTSB/Zuma This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that vinyl chloride would be among five chemicals to begin the process for risk…
Cartels, Hezbollah, Police Violence: How Big Tobacco Is Stoking Opposition to Menthol Cigarette Ban
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Halfway through the second Republican presidential debate, Fox Business aired an advertisement that made a jarring argument. President Joe Biden’s proposal to ban menthol cigarettes “will fuel an illicit market, lining the pockets of the Mexican cartels,” warned a…
Stop Telling My Kid He’s Small
Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.To exist as a parent on Instagram is to regularly stumble across different approaches to child-rearing. These are, on the surface at least, sophisticated-sounding philosophies that signal how you and a child relate to one another, and perhaps most…
Biden Ordered the DOJ to Stop Using Private Prisons. Thousands Are Still Being Held Inside.
Michael Brochstein/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Almost three years ago, during his first week in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order instructing the Justice Department to stop renewing its contracts with private prison companies. The news was like a glimpse of…
The Colorado Supreme Court Just Disqualified Trump From the 2024 Ballot
Justin Sullivan/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In a earthshaking decision on Tuesday evening, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution bars former President Donald Trump from holding federal office again—disqualifying the Republican frontrunner from the 2024 presidential ballot in Colorado. Trump is…
“Hell Again”: An Audiodiary of Life Under Israeli Bombardment
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack that claimed 1,200 lives, Israel has struck Gaza relentlessly. In the first six days of the war, Israel dropped 6,000 bombs, more than the United States dropped in Afghanistan in…