Panama Tried to Close a Hated Mine. Not So Fast, Said Foreign Investors.
A demonstrator holds a sign that reads: “Yes to life, no to the mine,” during a protest against a mining contract between First Quantum Minerals of Canada and Panama’s government over the Cobre Panamá copper mineArnulfo Franco/AP/Canada’s National Observer This story was originally published by Canada’s National Observer and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…
Far-Right Trump Activist Thinks the Deep State Created the Blizzard in Iowa
A snow plow drives past a mural during a blizzard in Des Moines, Iowa on January 12, 2024. Photo by Julia Nikhinson/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)Abaca Press/Associated Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In Iowa this weekend, subzero temperatures and blizzard conditions are wreaking…
Trump-Appointed Judge Upholds Georgia Runoff System That Curbs Voting Access
People gather during a get out the vote rally Nov. 27, 2022, in Atlanta, during early voting for the Senate runoff election. Ben Gray/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump on Friday declined to block the state’s system…
Kansans Voted to Protect Abortion Rights. Republicans Are Still Trying to Ban Them.
A yard sign urges Kansas voters to protect abortion access in the November elections.John Hanna/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In August 2022, Kansans decisively voted to protect reproductive rights, rejecting a proposed constitutional amendment from pro-life groups that said there was no right…
The Staggering Carbon Footprint of Israel’s War in Gaza
November 26, 2023, Gaza City.Omar Ashtawy/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The planet-warming emissions generated during the first two months of the war in Gaza were greater than the annual carbon footprint of more than 20 of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, new research reveals. The vast…
Abbott: Texas Would Shoot Migrants, But Biden “Would Charge Us With Murder”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lamented the inevitable murder charge that shooting migrants crossing the border would bring in a recent appearance on a former NRA spokesperson’s radio show.Adam Davis/EFE via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has told a right-wing…