The Problematic Chemicals Fueling America’s EV Revolution
This investigation was reported in collaboration with The Examination, The Post and Courier, Columbia Journalism Investigations, and RTBF, and co-published in partnership with Mother Jones. Propulsion without the need for petroleum: That’s the lithium-ion battery’s promise. Backed by government incentives across the globe, lithium-ion batteries are hailed as key to a green transportation revolution—and for…
Why Smashing the Administrative State Is a Disaster for Reproductive Rights
An abortion rights advocate participates in a protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on June 24, 2024, in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It turns out the most consequential reproductive rights case before the Supreme Court this past…
The GOP’s “Softened” Abortion Platform Is A Ruse
Former President Trump has said he’d leave abortion rights “to the states” if re-elected—but the new draft Republican Party platform says the quiet part out loud. Gerald Herbert/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. If you read coverage of the Republican Party platform in…
Trump Again Demonizes Migrants for “Poisoning Our Country”
Trump visits the US-Mexico border in Texas on Feb. 29, 2024.Eric Gay/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Donald Trump called into Sean Hannity’s Fox News show on Monday night, where the two talked about the biggest topic in political media: Joe Biden’s shockingly…
Joe Biden Needs a Better Argument Than This
Brian Cahn/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Monday, after a week and a half of public and private clamoring from members of his party to reconsider his reelection bid, and perhaps even step aside from the presidency, Joe Biden sent…
Either Way, Kamala Harris Can Help Beat Trump
Sen. Kamala Harris during a town hall in Detroit on May 6Paul Sancya/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Vice President Kamala Harris does not enjoy being compared to Barack Obama. It was an easy association to make 15 years ago, when both were…