Ron DeSantis’ Relentless War on Trans Kids Hits a New Low
Mother Jones illustration; Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Emile Fox learned that the Florida Board of Medicine, the rule-making body for doctors in his state, was considering banning transgender medical care for youth, he thought about his own transition. Fox, a…
“My Only Regret Is That They Should Have Brought Rifles”
Oath Keepers’s founder Stewart Rhodes at a 2017 event. Susan Walsh/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Justice Department’s case against five members of the Oath Keepers militia group is so extensive that it is expected to take a month lay out. But it is…
A New Report Commissioned by US Soccer Details Years of “Systemic Abuse” of Women Players
H. Rick Bamman/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For years the National Women’s Soccer League ignored allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against coaches and maintained a culture of “systemic abuse of players,” according to a new report released Monday by former acting attorney…
Corporate Donors Gave $44 Million to Election Deniers’ Campaigns
AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A new report suggests that despite the statements of outrage and promises to reevaluate PAC donations, corporate donors have continued to support members of Congress who objected to certifying the 2020 election. Citizens for…
A Top DC Think Tank Took Millions From Foreign Governments. Now Lawmakers Want Answers.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, questions witnesses at a Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Senators in both parties are taking aim at the Brookings Institution, demanding details on funding agreements that, according to the lawmakers, could have…
USDA Conservation Grants Prop up Agribusiness as Usual
Inside view of a hog operation in Farmville, NC. Gerry Broome/AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Every year, the US Department of Agriculture spends billions of dollars propping up large-scale farming of commodities like corn and soybeans. These crops in turn suffuse the…