In the Wake of a Sex Scandal, a Moms for Liberty Co-Founder’s Career Is Crumbling
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It’s been just a week since Christian Ziegler, chair of the Florida GOP, was accused of raping a woman who was involved in a sexual encounter with him and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder and Sarasota school board…
Congress Incentivizes Rare Disease Research. Big Pharma Exploits It.
Mother Jones; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After three years on prednisone, a steroid not recommended for long-term use, Amy G. saw a new specialist. She had been diagnosed with EGPA, a particularly rare type of the autoimmune disorder vasculitis, which causes blood vessels…
The War in Gaza Has Come for the Climate Movement
Demonstrators participate in a protest against the Israel-Hamas war during the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit.Peter Dejong/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Greta Thunberg posted a photo of herself holding a “stand with Gaza” sign on Instagram in October, the backlash in Israel and Germany came…
GOP Candidates Competed Over Who’s the Most Transphobic
The four GOP candidates sparred over many things Wednesday night—including who is the most anti-trans.Gerald Herbert/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The four GOP candidates competed over many things at the Republican debate Wednesday night—support for Israel, fitness to lead, and how they felt…
Chris Christie Said the Quiet Part Out Loud
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie yelled at businessman Vivek Ramaswamy during a particularly feisty exchange during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NewsNation on Wednesday night.Gerald Herbert/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Chris Christie said the quiet part out loud at the…
A Texas Woman Just Had to Ask a Court to Let Her Terminate a Pregnancy That Could Kill Her
/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For the first time since Roe was decided in 1973, a pregnant adult is asking a court to step in so she can have an abortion. In late November, Kate Cox received the confirmation she’d been dreading: her…