A Texas Woman Just Had to Ask a Court to Let Her Terminate a Pregnancy That Could Kill Her
/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For the first time since Roe was decided in 1973, a pregnant adult is asking a court to step in so she can have an abortion. In late November, Kate Cox received the confirmation she’d been dreading: her…
Biden Condemns “Horrific Accounts” of Rape of Israeli Girls and Women
“The world can’t just look away,” President Joe Biden said of the allegations of sexual violence by Hamas on Oct. 7.Gripas Yuri/Abaca via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.President Biden condemned accounts of rape and sexual violence reportedly perpetrated by Hamas against Israeli…
Trump Says He Won’t Be a Dictator… “Except for Day One”
Bryon Houlgrave/ AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump’s long history of telling on himself continues with the admission of his authoritarian aspirations. The startling confession came on Tuesday during a town hall with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, during which the former president…
Democrats Invest Early In State Legislature Races Where Abortion and LGBTQ Rights Are on the Line
North Carolina’s capitol building in Raleigh.Benedek—Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.North Carolina’s state legislature has been controlled by Republicans for more than a decade, but when Tricia Cotham, a Democratic state representative, switched party allegiances to join the GOP last Spring, the…
Meet the Silicon Valley CEOs Who Say Greed Is Good—Even if It Kills Us All
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Silicon Valley is a physical place, but it’s also a style of thinking, a state of being, and an ethos. Its reach has extended far beyond its origins south of San Francisco, beyond even Austin and Seattle, where it…
Study: Climate Is a Top Priority for Many Elderly Swing State Voters
On the front line of the drive for US political action on climate, the youth movement has had a largely unsung partner—one with more experience, greater resources and often, ample time to devote to the cause.Voters aged 65 and older are second only to those between the ages of 18 and 34 in naming climate…