Choose Your Fighter: Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg
Mother Jones illustration; Eliot Blondet/SIPA/AP; Jeff Bottari/Zuffa/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One of the dumber news stories of the past few weeks has been the talk of a fight—presumably live, televised, and in a cage—between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. I don’t blame…
The FDA Just Approved the First-Ever Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill in the United States
Perrigo/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The FDA just made the Pill a heck of a lot easier for Americans to access. On Thursday, the agency approved Opill, a progestin-only birth control pill, for over-the-counter use, making a daily oral contraceptive available without a…
Amazon Drivers Protest Brutal Conditions—Including Extreme Heat
andresr/Getty This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Heat waves can delay flights and melt airplane tarmac, but Amazon won’t let them hinder Prime deliveries. Extreme heat and unsafe working conditions under the merchant giant have now spurred drivers to unionize. In Southern California, 84 delivery drivers joined the International Brotherhood…
It’s Not Just Trump. Right-Wing Defendants Keep Saying the DOJ Framed Them, Too.
Donald Trump claimed federal criminal charges against him are part of a conspiracy to undermine his 2024 candidacy.Brian Cahn/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Back in April, when Manhattan prosecutors charged Donald Trump with falsifying business records, the MAGA faithful who protested outside the…
DOJ Says No Immunity: Another E. Jean Carroll Lawsuit Against Trump Can Go Forward
AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, the Department of Justice reversed itself and said it would not oppose a lawsuit filed in federal court by writer E. Jean Carroll against former President Donald Trump for defamation. The trial is…
Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville Isn’t Convinced That White Nationalists Are Racist
Francis Chung/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Update: After facing a barrage of criticism, Tuberville appears to have finally acknowledged that white nationalists are, indeed, racist. Tommy Tuberville, after a day of back-and-forth over his white nationalist comments to @kaitlancollins, tells reporters: “White nationalists are…