If Republicans Retake Congress In November, Here’s What Their Agenda Will Look Like
Republican Study Committee chair U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) speaks at a press conference following a Republican caucus meeting on June 08, 2022.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.During a press conference earlier this year, a reporter asked Senate…
Wendy Davis Reflects on the End of Roe Nearly a Decade After Her Iconic Filibuster
State Sen. Wendy Davis gestures to calm the crowd down before she led a filibuster to block passage of a bill of abortion restrictions on June 25, 2013.Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In June 2013, when Texas…
When Abortion Was Illegal, Adoption Was a Cruel Industry. Are We Returning to Those Days?
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.A few weeks ago, before the final decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization which ended the constitutional right to an abortion, I downloaded the audio version of American Baby: A…
Non-Mexican Migrants Awaiting US Hearing Must Stay in Mexico—for Now
Asylum seekers in limbo at the US-Mexico border.Michael Nigro/Sipa USA/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.The Supreme Court ruled last week, in the final case of its term, that the Biden administration may rescind the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). Known…
Gov. Kristi Noem Implies a Raped 10-Year-Old Might Be Forced to Give Birth
Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota, where a trigger law made abortion illegal after Supreme Court’s Roe decision.John Raoux/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.As soon as the Supreme Court overturned the precedent in Roe v. Wade guaranteeing the constitutional right…
Heat Is Killing US Workers as OSHA Takes Its Sweet Time
Getty Images This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Every year, heat causes at least 170,000 work-related injuries and as many as 2,000 fatalities. It’s one of the top five causes of workplace injuries and deaths, and summers are getting hotter. Despite the growing risk of heat, the Occupational…