Fetterman and Feinstein Both Face Ableism. But Their Situations Aren’t the Same.
Francis Chung/Politico/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In recent months, there have been growing concerns about whether 90-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who has represented California in the Senate since 1992, can fulfill her congressional duties. No White House judicial nominees were able to be…
Baylor University Is No Longer Required to Protect Queer Students From Sexual Harassment
Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune Herald/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Biden’s Department of Education has granted Baylor University a religious exemption to Title IX provisions that hold schools accountable for sexual harassment against LGBTQ students, despite the university’s troubling history of alleged Title IX violations.…
16 Young People in Montana Just Won a Historic Climate Lawsuit
Youth plaintiffs in the climate change lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, arrive at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse, on June 20, 2023, in Helena, Mont., for the final day of the trial.Thom Bridge/AP A healthy climate is included in your constitutional rights, at least if you live in Montana. On Monday, District Court Judge Kathy…
How a Bill to Ban Caste Discrimination Morphed Into a Fight About Wokism
California state Sen. Aisha Wahab’s (left) bill banning caste discrimination has ignited a firestorm of controversy.Mother Jones illustration; José Luis Villegas/AP; Sonia Paul Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The sun was ablaze and the energy was charged. Outside the California State Capitol in early…
Private Equity Is Snapping Up Gas and Oil Firms. What Could Go Wrong?
A pulling unit on an oil well in Utah. Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/ZUMA This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Where private equity investors make acquisitions, bankruptcies tend to follow. Brands from Radio Shack to Toys R Us went under after being bought by these firms, as did the company that…
Despite Record-Breaking Temps, Phoenix Heat Tsar Says Hottest City in the US Has a Livable Future
Matt York/ AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The heat expert leading efforts to make America’s hottest city more bearable insists that Phoenix could eventually eradicate heat deaths—despite July’s record-breaking death toll. As many as 300 people may have died during the hottest ever month on record as…