50 Cent Is Wrong: Pras Michel Isn’t a Snitch. The Truth Is Far Worse.
Mother Jones; Piero Cruciatti/Sipa USA/AP, Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Update, April 26: A jury convicted Pras Michel on Wednesday on all 10 criminal counts he faced, including unregistered foreign lobbying, witness tampering, money laundering, conspiracy, lying to banks, and making false…
Oregon Bill Could Deem Some Environmental Protests “Domestic Terrorism”
Climate change protesters hold a rally during an extreme heatwave on August 13, 2021 in Portland, Oregon.Nathan Howard/Getty This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A bill that could stifle environmental protests has emerged in an unlikely place: the Democrat-controlled Oregon state legislature. Lawmakers in the Beaver State…
Judge Threatens Trump With Legal “Liability” Over New Attacks on E. Jean Carroll
Mother Jones illustration; Joe Raedle/Getty; M. Santiago/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The judge hearing the civil sexual assault lawsuit against Donald Trump warned his attorneys on Wednesday that their client needs to stop posting on social media about the case. The admonition—which seemed…
Is Your Dinner Brought to You by Child Labor?
‘Sofia,’ a 17-year-old tobacco worker, in a tobacco field in North Carolina. She started working when she was 13. U.S. law allows children as young as 12 to work in agriculture with a parent’s permission, as long as they do not miss school. Benedict Evans for Human Rights Watch Fight disinformation: Sign up for the…
E. Jean Carroll’s Lawyers Promise to Show Trump’s Pattern of Abuse
Mother Jones illustration; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A civil lawsuit accusing former president Donald Trump of sexually assaulting and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll opened in New York City on Tuesday with attorneys for both sides signaling they’re prepared for…
Joe Manchin Threatens to Repeal the Legislation He Famously Negotiated
Senator Joe Manchin speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill.Francis Chung/Politico/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In an interview yesterday with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) threatened to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), President Joe Biden’s signature piece of…