Bernie Moreno Says He Built His Car Dealer Empire All on His Own. The Reality Is More Complicated.
Mother Jones; Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty; Jean Catuffe/Getty; Wikimedia Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Bernie Moreno’s network of car dealerships is the building block of the Ohio Republican’s campaign for US Senate. Moreno, who is seeking to unseat three-term Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in one…
New US Support for Global Production Limits Has the Plastics Industry in a Tizzy
Only one big meeting remains before a UN global plastics treaty is finalized next year. Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In a significant reversal, the Biden administration announced during two closed-door meetings this week that US negotiators will support…
Trump Is Raking in Millions From Foreign Business Partners
Mother Jones illustration; Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Donald Trump filed his latest financial disclosure on Thursday, revealing how parts of his business empire have benefitted from his time in politics—and how other parts have frayed. Trump reported high revenues at…
Here’s How the Uncommitted Movement Will Push at the DNC
“Not another bomb” rallies in solidarity with the Uncommitted movement called for an arms embargo in dozens of cities across the US the day before the Democratic National Convention. John Arthur Brown/ZUMA Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The most significant aspect of…
Far-Right Influencers Are Turning Against Trump’s Campaign
White nationalist Nick Fuentes is one of multiple far-right influencers who are disparaging the Trump campaign—but not the candidate.Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Far-right influencers are standing by their man—but not his campaign. The Washington Post on Sunday detailed how…
Abortion Is Coming to the DNC and the Right Is Freaking Out
When Planned Parenthood announced it would offer free medication abortions and vasectomies near the DNC this week, the right began freaking out.Aaron Schwartz/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Abortion is coming to the Democratic National Convention this week…and conservatives are not okay. Access…