Climate Protesters Arrested en Masse at Federal Reserve Bank
Monday’s action was organized by a coalition of groups including New York Communities for Change and Extinction Rebellion NYC.Matthew Rodier/Sipa USA/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. One day after the largest climate march since the start of the Covid pandemic, hundreds of climate activists blockaded the…
Voting Rights Groups Condemn Atlanta’s Verification Process for Cop City Referendum
A canvasser with the Stop Cop City Vote Coalition speaks with an Atlanta resident. Brynn Anderson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Monday, more than 25 of the leading voting rights groups in Georgia—including Fair Fight Action and New Georgia Project, both founded by…
Chris Christie Wants a Federal Probe of Cop City Protesters
John Arthur Brown/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former New Jersey governor and current Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie wants the federal government to come down hard on protesters who are trying to stop the construction of a police training facility in Atlanta, commonly…
Oregon Bill Could Deem Some Environmental Protests “Domestic Terrorism”
Climate change protesters hold a rally during an extreme heatwave on August 13, 2021 in Portland, Oregon.Nathan Howard/Getty This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A bill that could stifle environmental protests has emerged in an unlikely place: the Democrat-controlled Oregon state legislature. Lawmakers in the Beaver State…
Scenes From the Spectacular and Totally Wacky Donald Trump Arraignment Circus
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Whatta mess. Donald Trump’s arraignment in Manhattan drew more press than, well, everyone else, including photographer M. Scott Brauer, who covered the circus for Mother Jones. Brauer heard one NYPD officer say he’d never seen so much media in…
62 Way Too Young to Retire, Says Only Rich Country With Falling Life Expectancy
Mylene Deroche/IP3/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.To an American viewer, the current protests over raising France’s retirement age might look a little quaint: the country that once beheaded members of its aristocracy still gets in a tizzy when its president wears an expensive watch.…