The US Just Got One Step Closer to Codifying Same-Sex Marriage
Rory Merry/AFLO/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The vast majority of Americans—and, apparently, the Mormon church—support legal same-sex marriage. So, I’m not sure which is more surprising: that 12 Republicans voted to move forward with a vote codifying it in federal law, or that…
Democracy Was on the Ballot. It Won the Chance To Stay There.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Monday evening, shortly before networks called the Arizona governor’s race for the Democrat Katie Hobbs, Charlie Kirk, the 29-year-old conservative activist, asked a guest on his YouTube livestream what Republicans had missed. Since moving to the state in…
A Preschool on Wheels Drives Opportunity to Immigrant Families in Colorado
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This article was co-published with EdSurge, a nonprofit newsroom that covers the future of learning through original journalism and research. In a valley renowned for its world-class ski resorts and unrivaled outdoor recreation, with 14,000-foot peaks that pierce the horizon, five-star…
Why Donald Trump’s Early Presidential Announcement Will Cause Problems for…Donald Trump
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump’s declaration that he’s running for president again in 2024 in some ways changes nothing—Trump has never really left campaign mode since his defeat and subsequent coup attempt, and he has continued to hold rallies and…
UK Environment Minister Slams Conservative Attacks on Climate “Wokeness”
Zac Goldsmith in 2020.Paul Ellis/AP This story was originally published by Canada’s National Observer and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Rightwing Tory MPs should stop portraying concerns over the climate and nature as “woke”, and understand that voters are deeply concerned about the crisis, the Conservative minister Zac Goldsmith has warned. “What I’m trying to persuade…
Katie Hobbs Defeats MAGA Star Kari Lake in Arizona
Mother Jones illustration; Kevin Dietsch/Getty; Alberto Mariani/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In the final days before the midterm election, Kari Lake, the Republican nominee for governor of Arizona, filmed an unusual series of ads. They weren’t about high gas prices in the state,…