The Proud Boys Say They Aren’t Coming. DC Is Bracing for Violence, Anyway.
Capitol Police are considering restoring fencing around Congress.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.High-profile extremist groups are sending mixed signals about whether their members will actually show up to a DC rally this month intended to demand “justice” for people who…
9/11: When Pop Culture Went Into Patriotic Overdrive
Toby Keith performs at the Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Los Angeles, May 2002.Kevin Winter/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Within weeks, maybe even days, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the entertainment industry mobilized to show that…
How the Pandemic Prepared Texas Abortion Networks for the Worst
Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Anna Rupani woke up last Wednesday to grim news: Texas, her home state, now banned abortion after six weeks of pregancy—effectively barring 95 percent of procedures. The night before, she’d waited anxiously for a last-minute…
Can Big Banks Be Trusted to Fulfill Their Climate Pledges?
Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Europe’s 25 largest banks are still failing to present comprehensive plans that address both the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, putting their…
Be Your Own Boss: More Co-op Businesses Are Returning Workers’ Power
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Renee Taylor was busy when I spoke with her. She was making 500 meals, following the day’s menu, “tamales, tacos, rice, pico,” accompanied by the background clamor of clattering metal serving trays. Following her release in 2013…
Ida’s Aftermath Show Just How Risky Petrochemical Production Is in a Hurricane Zone
Jake Bittle/Grist Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This story was originally published by the Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. More than 72 hours after Hurricane Ida made landfall, plumes of dark black smoke were still rising from four towers…