DeSantis’ Policies Are Terrible for Moms. He Convinced Them Otherwise.
Mother Jones illustration; Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald/AP, Ricardo Gomez Angel/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Election Day, the much-hyped red wave didn’t crest quite as high as some polls predicted it would, with Democrats scoring key victories in several states. Yet it was…
Polio? Measles? Florida Is Flirting With an Anti-Vaccine Apocalypse
Mother Jones illustration; Rebecca Blackwell/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Dr. Mobeen Rathore has spent the better part of his career trying to protect the children in his practice from contracting deadly diseases like measles, whooping cough, and polio. As chief of the…
DeSantis Is Slamming Covid Vaccines. Here’s Why.
Mother Jones illustration; Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It wasn’t so long ago that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was publicly singing the praises of Covid vaccines. “If you are vaccinated—fully vaccinated—the chance of you getting seriously ill or dying…
Biden and DeSantis Pledge Relief and Cooperation After Hurricane Ian
Evan Vucci/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As the death toll continues to rise from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian, President Joe Biden on Wednesday visited several storm-ravaged communities in Florida to meet with survivors and thank first responders working tirelessly on…
Ron DeSantis’ Relentless War on Trans Kids Hits a New Low
Mother Jones illustration; Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Emile Fox learned that the Florida Board of Medicine, the rule-making body for doctors in his state, was considering banning transgender medical care for youth, he thought about his own transition. Fox, a…
Ron DeSantis’ Relentless War on Trans Kids Hits a New Low
Mother Jones illustration; Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Emile Fox learned that the Florida Board of Medicine, the rule-making body for doctors in his state, was considering banning transgender medical care for youth, he thought about his own transition. Fox, a…