Missouri’s Proposed Anti-Abortion Law Has an Eerie Resemblance to the Fugitive Slave Act
Grace Molteni/Mother Jones Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A Missouri lawmaker wants her state to follow in Texas’ footsteps and outlaw almost all abortions through the use of a citizen-enforced ban. But Republican Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman hopes to take the Texas…
How a Hard-Right European Group Tried to Manipulate Kenyan Political Discourse on Twitter
AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Historically, colonial impulses were initially carried out with the backing of big, imperial nation-states. But private groups are also players. Erik Prince of Blackwater fame proposed taking over American operations in Afghanistan with his…
Public Funding Is Pouring Into Texas’ Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers While Abortion Access Hangs in the Balance
Mother Jones illustration; Getty; Unsplash Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This article was originally published by Public Health Watch, a nonprofit investigative news outlet. After finding out she was pregnant last fall, B.Z. made an appointment at a Texas crisis pregnancy center, believing…
Saturday Was the 49th Anniversary of Roe. The Landmark Ruling May Not See Its 50th.
Anti-abortion activists counter-demonstrate as pro-choice activists participate in a “flash-mob” demonstration outside of the US Supreme Court on January 22, 2022 in Washington, DC.ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Saturday marked the 49th anniversary of the 1973 Supreme…
A Look Back at 2021 in Photos, If You Can Bear It
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Whatta year! Wooooo boy. Phew. Is it over yet? Here in the (very small, one-person) Mother Jones photo department, we naturally tend to think visually. As such, we rounded up a few dozen photos that stuck with…
With the Supreme Court Ready to Gut Roe, Amy Klobuchar Says Congress Needs to Act—and Fast
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) addresses a rally at the US Capitol in September.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act, a controversial state law banning almost all abortions…