During a Trip to Israel, Mike Johnson Connected With Far-Right Extremists
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks with reporters ahead of the debate and vote on supplemental aid to Israel.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In his first major initiative as GOP House speaker, Mike Johnson pushed through a bill to provide…
The Dangerous History Behind Netanyahu’s Amalek Rhetoric
Abir Sultan/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israelis were united in their fight against Hamas, whom he described as an enemy of incomparable cruelty. “They are committed to completely eliminating this evil from the world,” Netanyahu…
Jamie Raskin Explains Why He Voted to Keep George Santos in Congress…For Now
Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday night, uber-liar George Santos faced the ultimate penalty for a member of Congress: expulsion. Several of his fellow New York Republicans, who have come to believe he’s bad news for the GOP, pushed a…
Uber and Lyft to Pay $328 Million to New York Drivers After Years of Wage Theft
Chris Riha/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Uber and Lyft will shell out $328 million in settlements to New York drivers after cheating them out of their fair pay for years, according to a settlement announced by the state Attorney General Letitia James’ office…
“Carbon Bomb” Financiers Threaten World’s Ability to Curb Warming
Richard B. Levine/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Banks pumped more than $150 billion last year into companies whose giant “carbon bomb” projects could destroy the last chance of stopping the planet heating to dangerous levels, the Guardian can reveal. The carbon bombs—425 extraction projects…
Is George Santos Finally Getting Expelled?
Stefan Jeremiah/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For the second time in less than a year, the House of Representatives is set to vote on whether to expel George Santos, the New York Republican and admitted liar, who on Friday, was hit with an…