Why Rutgers Faculty Are Striking for the First Time in 257 Years
Noah Lanard/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday morning in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Martin Gliserman, a silver-haired English professor wearing his cap and gown, looked to be an elder statesman of the picket line. But despite having taught at Rutgers for…
How MAGA Conspiracies Infected Autism Groups
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.By any measure, Stephanie Seneff is an accomplished scientist. A senior researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, she’s been a leader in the emerging field of computer response to human speech. After earning…
The Biden Administration’s Revolutionary Electric Cars Proposal
I’ve got mixed feelings on these bad boys.Dominick Sokotoff/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.If you’re not driving an electric car yet, you probably will be soon. (Provided, of course, that you drive a car at all.) The Environmental Protection Agency just proposed two…
Justin Pearson, Tennessee Democrat Expelled for Gun Control Protest, Is Reinstated
George Walker/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Days after Nashville officials unanimously voted to reinstate Rep. Justin Jones, one of two Black Democrats expelled last week for participating in a gun control protest, the Shelby County Commission on Wednesday voted to reappoint Justin Pearson…
The Shocking Lack of Science in the Ruling Banning a Common, Safe Abortion Drug
Mother Jones; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday night, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk rolled back the FDA’s authorization of mifepristone, the first drug in the standard two-part medication abortion protocol. The ruling is an unprecedented judicial act: A federal court overruling the long-standing scientific…
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Sues Jim Jordan to Block Meddling in Trump Case
Former President Donald Trump embraces Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio at a rally in November 2022.AP Photo/Michael Conroy Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has filed a lawsuit against Congressman Jim Jordan, telling the Ohio Republican to back off the DA’s…