The Supreme Court Just Unanimously Struck Down a Challenge to the Abortion Pill
Mother Jones; Olga Fedorova/SOPA/ZUMA; Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/ZUMA; Justin Rex/AP; Tim Mossholder/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When far-right activists won their decades-long crusade to overturn Roe v. Wade, they likely expected that eradicating the constitutional right to an abortion would result in the…
Rudy Giuliani Is Turning to the Christian Right for Help With His Bills
Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Washington, Dec. 15, 2023. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Rudy Giuliani has been having a rough go of things. Since trying to…
North Carolina’s GOP Opposes Embryo Destruction. That Could Threaten IVF.
Mother Jones; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In February, the conservative Alabama Supreme Court delivered an unprecedented opinion, ruling that failing to protect an embryo from destruction is the legal equivalent of failing to prevent a human child from dying. This implicated…
Sandy Hook Survivors Are Graduating. Here’s What Hasn’t Changed Since the 2012 Massacre.
Some of the victims of the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School will graduate high school on Wednesday night. Phillip Vaughan/Ace Pictures/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When the seniors at Newtown High School in Connecticut graduate on Wednesday, 20 peers…
She Was a Top Supporter of a Right-Wing Mogul. Now She’s a Star Witness Against Him.
Ya Li, a former top supporter of accused fraudster Guo Wengui, used the avatar of the Disney character Mulan in virtual meetings with Guo followers.Mother Jones illustration; Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Ya Li is a slight, soft-spoken accountant who was…
New Senate Report Blasts Residential Treatment Facilities That “Treat Children as Payouts”
Survivors of residential treatment facilities and other advocates urged reform at the Capitol on Wednesday.Mariam Zuhaib/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The Senate Finance Committee released on Wednesday the findings of a two-year investigation that revealed widespread abuse and neglect at residential treatment…