The Far-Right Pushes a New Conspiracy Theory to Discredit Jack Smith
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How Joe Biden Became America’s Top Israel Hawk
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last month, a reporter asked President Joe Biden about the chances for a ceasefire in Gaza. More than 10,000 people had already been killed there, most of them women and children. Food, water, and medical supplies were scarce. Still,…
The Eye-Popping Details of Rudy Giuliani’s Bankruptcy Filing
Rudy Giuliani leaves federal court in Washington after a jury ordered him to pay $148 million to former Georgia election workers he defamed.Andrew Thomas/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, a step he said was unavoidable after he was ordered…
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…