GAO Report Warns Climate Change Could Unearth US Nuclear Waste
U.S. military officers watch nuclear waste being dumped on Runit Island in the Marshall Islands. Department of Defense This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ariana Tibon was in college at the University of Hawaiʻi in 2017 when she saw the photo online: a black-and-white picture of a man…
Telehealth Abortions Continue to Rise—Even in Banned States, A New Study Shows
A new study shows that telehealth provision of abortion pills continues to rise, even as anti-abortion lawmakers try to ban them. Olga Fedorova/SOPA/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Telehealth abortions continue to grow in popularity, even in states where anti-abortion activists try to ban…
Supreme Court Hands Trump a Win and Delays His Election Subversion Prosecution
Mother Jones illustration; Fulton County Sheriff’s Office/AP; Tim Mossholder/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Supreme Court on Wednesday paused the federal criminal case against Donald Trump over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election—handing Trump a major victory in his attempt to delay his…
Uncommitted Voters in Michigan Made Clear Their Disgust With Biden and the War
President Joe Biden (left) and Dearborn’s Democratic Mayor Abdullah Hammoud. Hammoud, who backed the uncommitted campaign, speaks during an election night gathering on Tuesday in Dearborn.Yuri Gripas/Pool/CNP/ZUMA; Carlos Osorio/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2012, voters in Michigan’s Democratic primary had two choices:…
Mitch McConnell’s Legacy Is the Return of Donald Trump
Mother Jones illustration; Michael Brochstein/ZUMA; Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The last big thing Mitch McConnell did as the Senate Republican leader will likely be remembered as one of his most consequential—his decision in early 2021 not to hold Donald Trump accountable for…
Stop Cop City Activists Turn Up the Heat on Nationwide Insurance in Arizona
Collin Mayfield/Sipa USA via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Monday evening, three activists connected with the effort to stall construction of a vast police training facility just outside of Atlanta were arrested 1,700 miles away in Arizona as organizers target insurance companies…