Joe Biden’s Enormous, Contradictory, and Fragile Climate Legacy
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on May 29, 2024.Photo Image Press via ZUMA Press This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The day after President Joe Biden said he would not seek reelection, his White House announced more than $4.3 billion in…
In Heartfelt Address, Biden Passes the Torch—and Reminds Us What’s at Stake
President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.Mother Jones illustration; Susan Walsh/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. “I revere this office, but I love my country more.” The line was perhaps the defining takeaway of President…
“Shut Up, Asshole”: Democrats Want Delegates Frustrated by Gaza Policy to Just Fall in Line
In towns like Dearborn and Hamtramck, Michigan, “Uncommitted” outperformed Joe Biden on the February Democratic Primary ballot. Now, the state’s two uncommitted delegates are trying to make their voices heard. Jim West/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last night, the Michigan…
RFK Jr. Wants to Send People on Antidepressants to Government “Wellness Farms”
Mother Jones; Michael Brochstein/Zuma; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In a virtual event last week that was billed as a “Latino Town Hall,” presidential candidate and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. unveiled his plan to overhaul addiction treatment programs. Speaking during…
The Pushback Against Netanyahu’s Visit to Congress
Pro-Palestine activists protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at The Watergate Hotel.Diane Krauthamer/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—erstwhile Philadelphian and “the worst leader in Jewish history since the Maccabean king who invited the…
Is AI Really an Existential Threat to Humanity?
Mother Jones; Getty; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Artificial intelligence, we have been told, is all but guaranteed to change everything. Often, it is foretold as bringing a series of woes: “extinction,” “doom,”; AI is at risk of “killing us all.” US…