Dozens of People Were Massacred in Myanmar on Christmas Eve. This Is What It Looked Like.
The aftermath of the Christmas Eve massacre committed near Hpruso TownshipKarenni National Defense Force/Karenni State Police/Karenni National Progressive Party Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Christmas Day, the charred remains of about 35 people, maybe more—men, women, and children—were discovered in several…
More Immigrants Are Waiting in Legal Limbo Than Ever Before. Why Is It So Hard to Fix the Backlog in the Courts?
Mother Jones illustration; Unsplash Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.For years, under multiple presidents of both parties, the immigration court system has been something of a mess, struggling with a huge backlog of cases that has just seemed to snowball and snowball,…
The Conservative Assault on Education Claims Its Latest Victim
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In a move reflecting the increasing dysfunction and political polarization plaguing American public education, the recently elected conservative majority of a Colorado county school board has voted to oust a district leader who supported policies, including masking…
North Carolina Supreme Court Strikes Down Republican Gerrymanders
Gerry Broome/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The North Carolina state Supreme Court has thrown out a set of district maps that were assailed as “racially gerrymandered” after being ushered through the Republican-controlled legislature, finding them to be an unconstitutional violation of voters’ civil…
Spotify Pulls 70 Episodes of Joe Rogan’s Podcast
Rogan at a 2017 fight weigh-in.Gregory Payan/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The controversy over podcast host Joe Rogan reached a new stage on Saturday when Spotify quietly removed 70-some episodes from his show’s archives. Though the company hasn’t officially explained why…
Four Days After Saying Brian Flores’ Racism Claims Were “Without Merit,” NFL Decides He Has a Point
Elsa/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Earlier this week, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit accusing the league of “systemic racism” and identified examples of teams conducting “sham interviews” with Black coaching candidates without any intention of hiring…