Biden Takes the First Step Toward Undoing Betsy DeVos’ Title IX Rules
Biden speaks to the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault in 2014Saul Loeb/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.President Joe Biden has taken the first step toward dismantling former Education Secretary Betsy…
Tommy Tuberville Is Still Losing at Sports
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) speaking on the Senate floor.C-Span Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, an anthropomorphic talk-radio microphone that no one has noticed is no longer plugged into the wall, failed…
Roxane Gay Says Cancel Culture Does Not Exist
MasterClass Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Roxane Gay is one of the most prolific and versatile writers of our generation. Her works include a best-selling collections of essays (Bad Feminist), a blockbuster memoir (Hunger), the Black…
Mississippi Is About to Ban Trans Athletes Over a Hypothetical Problem
Terry Miller (center) was one of two transgender sprinters sued last year for participating in the women’s division.Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut Media/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Mississippi legislators on Wednesday sent a bill to the governor’s…
The Plea to “Stop Al Franken-ing” Cuomo Is Exactly What We Don’t Need
MediaPunch/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Monday, a third woman came forward with accusations of sexual harassment and predatory behavior against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Anna Ruch, a former member of the Obama administration,…
Montana Lawmakers Really Want to Force Women to Share Parental Rights With Their Rapists
Antonio Guillem/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This week, Montana lawmakers are considering a bill to amend the state’s child custody laws. A provision in the not-so-fine-print: “Alleged sexual intercourse without consent resulting in the birth of…