Is Samuel Alito Auditioning for Tucker Carlson’s Replacement?
Eric Lee/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In a wide-ranging interview with the Wall Street Journal, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito seethed against criticisms of the high court, appeared to mock the abortion pill, and suggested he knew who leaked the draft majority opinion overturning…
Texas Is “Fixing” Its Power Grid in the Most Texas Way Possible
Icicles hang off the State Highway 195 sign on February 18, 2021 in Killeen, Texas. Joe Raedle/Getty This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ever since brutal winter storms blacked out much of Texas and killed hundreds of residents in February 2021, the state’s government has constantly talked…
Trump’s Accuser Rebukes Lawyer: “I Don’t Need an Excuse for Not Screaming!”
Joe Tacopina with his client at Trump’s April 4 arraignment in an unrelated criminal case.Timothy A. Clary/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In his opening statement in the ongoing civil sexual assault and defamation trial against former president Donald Trump, his attorney Joe Tacopina…
DeSantis’ Cartoon Villainy Gives Disney’s Lawsuit a Clear Path to Victory
Mother Jones illustration; Adam Schultz/White House/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis decided to go after Disney last spring for opposing his “Don’t Say Gay” law, he was making it an example. He chose a powerful, high profile target that…
Tucker Carlson Finally Broke His Silence. And It’s the Same Old Bullshit.
Fox News/Mother Jones Illustration Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday evening, Tucker Carlson broke his silence on his surprise firing from Fox News. After saying he’d taken a moment to step back, Carlson lamented that both political parties had cohered around a set…
The Supreme Court Finally Heard a Case Progressives and Conservatives Can Agree On
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2011, Robert Regan of Bourne, Massachusetts, stopped working as a forklift operator after being diagnosed with COPD. In 2015, he failed to pay about $900 in property taxes. The next year, the town took…