How Hurricane Katrina Shaped One Young Researcher’s Worldview
David J. Phillip/AP This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the spring of 2005, Daniel Aldrich, a researcher, was finishing his doctorate in Japanese energy politics at Harvard University. That summer, he moved to Louisiana with his wife and two young children, renting a house in New Orleans…
How JD Vance Unleashed the Racist Backlash Against Haitian Immigrants in Springfield, Ohio
Justin Sullivan/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Monday morning, a friend texted Vilès Dorsainvil to ask if he’d seen the claims circulating on social media. Dorsainvil, the leader of Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian Community Help and Support Center, had not. He quickly saw…
Harris’ Embrace of Dick Cheney Was Just One Way She Courted National Security Hawks
Jeremy Hogan/SOPA/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When Vice President Kamala Harris used Tuesday night’s debate to tout her bipartisan appeal, she emphasized the backing she’d received from two particularly notable GOP officials. “I actually have the endorsement of 200 Republicans,” she said,…
Senators Slam Private Equity–Fueled Hospital Giant in Charged Hearing
Kevin Wolf/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In front of a packed room at a Senate hearing on Thursday, longtime nurse Ellen MacInnis recounted working at a Massachusetts hospital owned by Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest for-profit hospital provider. Her voice broke…
Lynda Carter’s Sister Is Running in a Key Arizona Race. Wonder Woman Is Sounding the Alarm.
Mother Jones illustration; ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Arizona’s fourth legislative district, located in the suburban heart of Maricopa County, might be the ultimate bellwether in the ultimate bellwether state. And this fall, the stakes are impossibly…
If Trump Wins in November, Life on Earth Is Likely to Get Far, Far Worse
Mother Jones illustration; Patrick Semansky/AP; Unsplash This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Here is the biggest thing happening on our planet as we head into the autumn of 2024: The Earth is continuing to heat dramatically. Scientists have said that there’s a better than 90 percent chance that…