New University Rules Crack Down on Gaza Protests
Carnegie Mellon’s “expressive activity” policy forbids groups of more than 25 people from protesting on campus. This group of students, faculty, and alumni holding signs labeled “1” through “29” technically violates that policy. Jonathan Aldrich Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last school year’s…
Tim Walz Was No Protest Leader
Mother Jones; Anna Moneymaker/Getty; Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty (2) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Earlier this month, Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance made a bold claim about his new opponent: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vance said, “is a guy who says he stands for…
“Shut Up, Asshole”: Democrats Want Delegates Frustrated by Gaza Policy to Just Fall in Line
In towns like Dearborn and Hamtramck, Michigan, “Uncommitted” outperformed Joe Biden on the February Democratic Primary ballot. Now, the state’s two uncommitted delegates are trying to make their voices heard. Jim West/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last night, the Michigan…
The Pushback Against Netanyahu’s Visit to Congress
Pro-Palestine activists protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at The Watergate Hotel.Diane Krauthamer/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—erstwhile Philadelphian and “the worst leader in Jewish history since the Maccabean king who invited the…
Why Bias Against Pro-Palestinian Protesters Matters for Everyone
Mother Jones; Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Thursday, committees at Stanford University published two reports on the campus climate following October 7. The publication comes just days after hundreds of pro-Palestinian students walked out in protest of the…
North Carolina House Passes Revised Mask Ban
Mark Bialek/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Tuesday, the North Carolina GOP Representatives passed a mask ban on private property in a crackdown on protesters, even as a new subvariant of coronavirus spreads across the United States. The vote was 69 for…