Supreme Court Confirms Authenticity of Leaked Roe v. Wade Opinion
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and Stephen Breyer talk with Chief Justice John Roberts.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.The Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed the authenticity of the leaked draft opinion published by Politico, which…
Drought in Ethiopia Is Fueling a “Dramatic” Rise in Child Marriage
A 15-year-old girl with her husband to be in Mozambique, east Africa.Shiraaz Mohamed/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Drought-afflicted areas of Ethiopia are seeing “dramatic” increases in child marriage as the worst climate-induced emergency for 40 years pushes people to the brink, the head of Unicef has said.…
Report: A Leaked Supreme Court Opinion Signals the Justices Are About to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Pro-choice activists participate in a demonstration outside of the US Supreme Court on January 22, 2022 in Washington, DC.Alex Edelman/AFP/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.For years, abortion rights advocates have been warning about the fall of Roe v. Wade, and abortion…
An Oil Train Is Set to Destroy Pristine Utah Mountains. Why Won’t Biden Stop It?
Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In the journal from his legendary 1869 expedition down the Colorado River, explorer John Wesley Powell called the remote Tavaputs Plateau in Eastern Utah “one of the stupendous features of this country.” The one-armed Civil War…
May Day Marches Highlight Essential Immigrant Labor and Rising Frustration With Biden
Workers participate in a May Day rally in Manhattan.Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On International Worker’s Day, often referred to as May Day, immigrant rights organizations, labor rights groups, and their allies marched in about a dozen major…
Pelosi Vows Unwavering Support for Ukraine in Unannounced Meeting With Zelenskyy
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on April 30 in Kyiv, Ukraine.The Presidential Office of Ukraine/AP Images Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday led a congressional delegation in an unannounced visit to…