Greg Abbott Is Championing the Abortion Ban as a Way to Bring in Business
Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott stopped by CNBC Thursday morning to champion the state’s newest abortion ban—the strictest since Roe v. Wade was decided—as a policy that encourages companies to do business in the Lone Star…
Florida Lawmakers Pledge to Pass Abortion Ban Following Texas’ Model
Abortion rights supporters gather to protest Texas SB 8.Joel Martinez//The Monitor via AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.It’s already happening. Just hours after the Supreme Court’s refused to block an extreme Texas abortion law, Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson says state…
The Texas Abortion Ban Is Just the Beginning
A protester holds a sign outside the Texas state capitol in May 2021.Sergio Flores/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Monday and Tuesday, the rain in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was relentless. But on Wednesday morning, Hurricane Ida retreated for a little while, the…
It Was Never Easy to Be an OB-GYN in Texas, But Now It’s a Nightmare
In May 2021, thousands of protesters came out in response to a new Texas bill outlawing abortions after six weeks.Sergio Flores/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Last night, when I was up too late doomscrolling through Twitter while mourning the demise of women’s…
Texas’ Six-Week Abortion Ban, the Most Restrictive in the Country, Is Now in Effect
Reginald Mathalone/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A new law that bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy—and allows any private citizen to sue both abortion providers and individuals who “aid and abet” individuals trying to obtain an abortion—has officially gone into…
America Is Spending a Fortune to Help Rich People Retire in Luxury
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.For many working Americans, a Roth IRA is a useful, if not particularly interesting, way to save money for retirement. For tech billionaire Peter Thiel, it was a way to accumulate more than $5…