Florida’s New Anti-Immigration Law Is Jeopardizing Access to Health Care
Mother Jones; John Raoux/AP; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The patients at Juana Duran’s maternity clinic are terrified. Many are undocumented, and, according to Duran—an administrative staffer at the Florida facility—they are worried that a new law championed by Gov. Ron Desantis could…
The Weight of Water: Women Mariners Abused at Sea Are Finally Breaking Their Silence
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This article was produced in partnership with the nonprofit newsroom Type Investigations, with support from the H.D. Lloyd Fund for Investigative Journalism. Any woman who works in the maritime industry will remember where she was when she read about…
MAGA Groups Claim Schools Are Too Woke to Teach Reading Correctly
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Ten years ago, Marilyn Muller began to suspect that her kindergarten daughter, Lauryn, was struggling with reading. Lauryn, a bright child, seemed mystified by the process of sounding out simple words. Still, the teachers at the top-rated Massachusetts public…
Hunter Biden Will Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor Tax Charges
Patrick Semansky/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Hunter Biden has agreed to a plea deal with federal prosecutors, finally ending a five-year investigation into the 53-year-old’s failure to pay $1 million in federal taxes and his illegal purchase of a firearm, according to…
Trillions in Oil and Farm Subsidies Are Causing “Environmental Havoc”
Markus Spiske/Unsplash This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Trillions of dollars of subsidies for fossil fuels, farming, and fishing are causing “environmental havoc,” according to the World Bank, severely harming people and the planet. Many countries spend more on harmful subsidies than…
Booting 18-Year-Olds From Disability Rolls Has Lifelong Consequences
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In September 2017, the Social Security Administration sent Gabriel Burgos’ family a letter warning that their income would be cut in half. Gabriel—a Brooklyn high schooler who lived with his mother, Marlena, and father, Jorge, in a public housing…