The Science of Why Tim Walz Swears So Much
Mother Jones; Ron Adar/TheNEWS2/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On the campaign trail, Gov. Tim Walz is having a hell of a good time—at least rhetorically speaking. In his Democratic National Convention acceptance speech in August, the vice presidential candidate said “hell” three…
The Unexpected History Behind Donald Trump’s Favorite Debate Strategy
STR/NurPhoto/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. After facing off against Donald Trump in June, President Joe Biden explained his poor debate performance in part by telling reporters, “It’s hard to debate a liar.” He had a point—by one estimate, Trump made more than…
Which Climate Policies Work Best? This New Study Offers Clues.
Imago/ZUMA This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Following the release of a major climate report last year, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the “climate time bomb” was ticking. Standing behind a podium emblazoned with the United Nations symbol of a globe encircled by olive branches, Guterres declared, “Our world needs…
“Things Are Moving So Quickly” as Scientists Study This “Very Scary” Climate Strategy
This story was originally published by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 2006, a group of preeminent scientists met for a two-day conference at the NASA Ames Research Center in California to discuss cooling the Earth by injecting particles into the stratosphere to reflect sunlight into space. At some point,…
Overturning Roe Didn’t Just Cut Off Access. It Sabotaged Science, Too.
Álvaro Bernis Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In early May 2022, reproductive health researcher Liz Mosley was at a dinner celebrating her first day as an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine when the news broke: A leaked draft…
Fish, Toads, and John Eastman: Inside the Conservative Project to Undo Federal Environmental Laws
Among the most consequential decisions in the hands of the Supreme Court this term is a pair of lawsuits involving herring fishermen. On the surface, the nearly identical cases are simple disputes about fishing regulations. But they also have the potential to completely rejigger how federal agencies mediate everything from food and agriculture to taxes…