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…
Santos Indictment Leaves Many Lies, Mysteries, and Scandals Unaddressed
AP/Alex Brandon Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Thirteen criminal counts later, there’s still a lot we don’t know about George Santos. Where did the more than $700,000 he loaned his most recent campaign come from? Were some of the top donors to his 2020…
The Texas Mall Massacre and the Disturbing Evolution of America’s Mass Shootings
People leave a shopping center after a mass shooting, Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas.LM Otero/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The gun rampage at a shopping mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday that left at least eight people dead, seven injured, and…
Mike Pence Is the Latest Conservative to Carry Water for Clarence Thomas
Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last month, ProPublica published a bombshell investigation revealing that real estate billionaire and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow for two decades showered Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with very expensive gifts and private jet and yacht trips. Crucially,…
Despite Pleas From Nonbinary Son, Montana Governor Signs Anti-Trans Bill Banning Care
Thom Bridge/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, Montana joined an alarming number of states to ban gender-affirming health care for minors when its Republican governor, Greg Gianforte, signed a bill that had been condemned as “unconscionable” by the state’s first openly transgender…
Montana Republicans Just Barred the State’s First Trans Woman Lawmaker From the House Floor
Thom Bridge/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday, the Montana House of Representatives officially stripped the state’s first trans lawmaker of her ability to speak in the legislature. In a 62-38 vote, the GOP-majority House banned Rep. Zooey Zephyr from the floor,…