Putin “Rubbing Hands With Glee” After EU Classifies Gas as Green Energy
Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The European parliament has backed plans to label gas and nuclear energy as “green,” rejecting appeals from prominent Ukrainians and climate activists that the proposals are a gift to Vladimir Putin. One senior member said the…
Let’s Travel to a Magical Land Where a Party Stands Up to Its Buffoonish Leader
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson caves to reality.ALPR/AdMedia/MediaPunch/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.The Trump-BoJo comparisons were always fun but ultimately a bit facile. The cartoonish hair. The buffoonish act. The lying. The shameless pursuit of self-promotion at any cost. Both…
Global Dismay After Supreme Court Handicaps Biden’s Climate Goals
President Joe Biden participates in a virtual meeting with leaders of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate.Michael Reynolds/ Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Joe Biden’s election triggered a global surge in optimism that the climate crisis would, finally, be decisively confronted.…
Inside an Illinois Abortion Clinic Bracing for Impact
Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Hanz Dismer doesn’t have many moments to catch their breath at work these days. The education research coordinator at Hope Clinic for Women, an abortion clinic in Granite City, Illinois, Dismer is constantly bustling…
How Foreign Private Equity Hooked New England’s Fishing Industry
piola666; Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine. A first step was to find out how many permits the company owns. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provided a database breaking down the permit holdings in the groundfish industry for the…
My Daughter Ran. My Father Was Shot. I’ll Never Forget the Strangers Who Helped Us.
Youngrae Kim/AFP/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.For years, Allison Kamen has had a birthday tradition: the Fourth of July parade at her parents’ town of Highland Park, Illinois, followed by a barbecue and fireworks. This year was particularly special since…