Louisiana Lawmakers Want to Release Youth Criminal Records. But First, Only In Majority Black Areas.
At Jetson Youth Center, a correctional facility in East Baton Rouge Parish, resident Malcolm M. listens during an afternoon check-in on Dec. 12, 2007.Tim Mueller/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday, the Louisiana House passed a bill to make some juvenile criminal records…
Why Business Lobbyists Want to Stop Labor Secretary Nominee Julie Su
Joe Biden announces Julie Su as his nominee to be the next secretary of labor during a White House event on March 1.Win McNamee / Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This piece was published originally by Capital & Main. Business groups are vigorously…
Did Mailchimp Censor J.D. Vance?
Former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance, (R-Oh), at the East Palestine Fire Department in the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio.Matt Freed/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Monday, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance accused the…
How the Clarence Thomas Scandals Explain His Right-Wing Rulings
Mother Jones; Alex Wong/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“Live through Jim Crow, so you can live off of Harlan Crow.” That’s how MoJo’s Garrison Hayes archly summarizes the hypocrisies of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in light of recent blockbuster revelations that he…
Colorado to Bar Utilities From Lobbying With Customers’ Money
Getty via Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Utilities across the country use money collected from customers’ monthly bills to fund political campaigns and lobbying efforts, often with the goal of blocking climate progress. But in Colorado, that’s about to change. This week, the state passed the country’s…
How People of Color Can Be Pawns for White Power
Mother Jones; LM Otero/AP; Wikimedia Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Being white is extremely alluring to a certain kind of not white person. I realized this when a relative once proudly told me that Persian people, of which half of my family is, were technically…