Mike Johnson Urged a Religious Test for Politicians
House Speaker Mike Johnson addressing a meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition on October 28, 2023, in Las Vegas.David Becker/AP Editor’s note: The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, media, and culture. Subscribing costs just $5 a month—but you…
The UAW Strike Brought Back Militancy and Won What Seemed “Impossible”
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain with members at a Stellantis plant in Michigan in July. Bill Pugliano/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The United Auto Workers’ 46-day strike was meant to be a historic return, a path forward by embracing the union’s militant…
Study: Fossil Fuel Industry Is Behind a Spate of Anti-Protest Bills
Indigenous people march among thousands representing various groups that participate in the End of Fossil Fuels protest.John Lamparski / ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Fossil fuel companies have spent millions of dollars on lobbying and campaign donations to state lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest…
Trump Rages About His Children Having to Testify at His Fraud Trial
John Nacion/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump’s three eldest adult children will testify this week in the $250 million civil fraud lawsuit that New York Attorney General Letitia James filed against him. It has long seemed likely that Trump,…
Netanyahu Apologizes for Solely Blaming Israeli Security Agencies
Credit Image: � Dana Kopel/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized on Sunday for blaming his country’s security services for the lapses that led to the surprise attacks by Hamas on Oct. 7 that killed more…
UAW Settles Another Major Contract in Labor Fight
Members of the United Auto Workers expanded their strike, walking out at Stellantis’ Sterling Heights Assembly Plant.Jim West/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Two days after Ford Motor said it had reached a deal offering major concessions to its employees, Stellantis, the…