How US Air Pollution, Ironically, Has Kept Climate Hazards in Check
Smokestacks at the Dearborn Industrial Generation facility in Dearborn, MI.Jim West / ZUMA This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The past half-century has seen remarkable improvements in air quality in many parts of the world, thanks largely to legislation like the Clean Air Act. Efforts like…
Being Denied a Press Pass at CPAC Was the Best Way to Cover the Conference
Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.I’ve attended the Conservative Political Action Conference almost yearly since 2009, always as a credentialed reporter. While there, I’ve seen the early attacks on President Barack Obama, the improbable popularity of libertarian Texas Rep. Ron Paul. I…
The GOP Border Bill Would Deport Families of Child Migrants
Mother Jones illustration; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As the battle over the border rages in Congress, many Republicans are pushing to advance a bill that would revive one of the Trump era’s harshest policies: deporting family members in the US who step…
“It Broke My Heart”: The Brutal Effect of Alabama’s Supreme Court Ruling on IVF Patients
Mother Jones; Kim Chandler/AP; Getty; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In Alabama, the state Supreme Court ruled this week that frozen embryos can now be considered children under state law. The all-Republican court called on anti-abortion language in the Alabama Constitution, quoted Biblical scripture…
Soccer Fans Fought Back Against Private Equity and Won
Christian Charisius/ picture-alliance / dpa / AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.If you’ve watched any German men’s professional soccer matches recently—and I can certainly forgive you if you haven’t—you’ve seen something even more unusual than an end-of-the-season trophy presentation without Bayern Munich. For…
The Smirnov Affair: MAGA Republicans Are Useful Idiots for Russian Intelligence
Mother Jones illustration; Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP; Aaron Schwartz/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In June 2020, a businessman and fixer named Alexander Smirnov, who was also an FBI informant, passed his handler at the bureau a potentially explosive tip: The owner of Burisma,…