SCOTUS OKs Affirmative Action—if It Helps Black Americans Get in “the Bunker, Not the Boardroom”
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday morning, the decades-long conservative crusade to upend affirmative action proved successful. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of race-conscious admissions, finding such programs at the University of North Carolina and…
Atlanta Residents Could Soon Vote on Cop City
Protesters gather outside Atlanta City Hall ahead of a council vote over whether to approve public funding for the construction of “Cop City,” a proposed police and firefighter training center.Arvin Temkar/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday, an Atlanta city clerk approved a…
Louisiana Lawmakers Want to Release Youth Criminal Records. But First, Only In Majority Black Areas.
At Jetson Youth Center, a correctional facility in East Baton Rouge Parish, resident Malcolm M. listens during an afternoon check-in on Dec. 12, 2007.Tim Mueller/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday, the Louisiana House passed a bill to make some juvenile criminal records…
Nashville Officials Unanimously Vote to Reinstate Justin Jones
George Walker/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In a unanimous vote Monday, the Nashville Metropolitan Council voted to reinstate Rep. Justin Jones, one of the two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled last week after protesting for gun control from the chamber floor. Their demonstration…
Tennessee House Republicans Move to Expel Three Members for Gun Control Protest
Seth Herald/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A little over a week after a devastating shooting at a Nashville grade school, the Tennessee House of Representatives, in a historically rare move, took the first steps to expel three Democratic members for participating in…
The Case for Legalizing Jaywalking
Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.You don’t have to look far to find people who have been ticketed for jaywalking in American cities. Two of my colleagues eagerly shared their stories of being hit with fines during their morning commutes…