Peter Navarro’s Contempt Trial Is Short and Sweet—and He’ll Probably Lose
Former Trump White House advisor Peter Navarro speaks to the media as he leaves federal court on Aug. 11, 2022. Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Peter Navarro’s trial for contempt of Congress started on Wednesday, and his lawyer quickly made a…
The Real Crisis Driving America’s Teacher Shortage
This article was co-published with EdSurge. EdSurge is a nonprofit newsroom that covers education through original journalism and research. Sign up for their newsletters. Carrie Rodgers gestures toward the silver medallion sitting atop her fridge, then waves it off. It’s nothing really, she shrugs. Still, she reaches for the disc and sets it on the kitchen…
Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to 22 Years for January 6 Terrorism
Enrique Tarrio (center) and other Proud Boys in Washington on December 12, 2020.Carol Guzy/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal judge sentenced Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys, to 22 years behind bars, after ruling Tuesday that Tarrio’s actions…
A Federal Court Ruled That Alabama Republicans Illegally Diluted Black Voting Power. Again.
A map of a GOP proposal to redraw Alabama’s congressional districts is displayed at the Alabama Statehouse on July 18, 2023. Kim Chandler/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal court struck down, for a second time, a racially gerrymandered congressional map in Alabama…
Why Does Starbucks Stall Union Negotiations? Because It Can.
Gene J. Puskar/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This piece was originally published by Capital & Main. In January of 2022, Jacklyn Gabel and her co-workers at the Starbucks Coffee location on Mission Street in Santa Cruz began considering the idea of organizing. Four months later,…
A New Rudy Scandal: FBI Agent Says Giuliani Was Co-opted by Russian Intelligence
Mother Jones illustration; Theodore Parisienne/Getty; Wikimedia Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It was big news when Rudy Giuliani, once hailed as America’s Mayor, was indicted last month by a district attorney in Atlanta for allegedly being part of a criminal enterprise led by Donald…