Inside Georgia’s Crusade to Make Bail Unpayable
Nia Thomas, a beneficiary of a national campaign to bail out Black mothers, with her daughter, Nilah, in front of their Atlanta home.R.J. Rico/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In early May, Georgia lawmakers celebrated the passage of the state’s latest weapon to criminalize…
These Child Sex Abuse Victims Had an Opportunity to Get Justice. The Louisiana Supreme Court Took It Away.
Mother Jones; Judi Bottoni/AP; Wikimedia; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As a teen in the 1990s, Zack was routinely abused by an older man affiliated with his Louisiana church. Zack, who asked that his real name not be used to protect his privacy,…
A Nationwide Abortion Ban Could Really Happen. You Can Thank Anthony Comstock’s Suitcase Full of Dildos.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The old days of coat-hanger abortions will never come back, we reassured ourselves as Roe was repeatedly threatened over the years. Even once the Dobbs decision handed the power to regulate abortion to the states, we told ourselves there…
Biden Administration Under Pressure to End New Deepwater Oil Export Facilities
Oil rigs off the coast of Galveston, Texas Carol M. Highsmith/Planet Pix/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Joe Biden’s administration is coming under renewed pressure to escalate its curbs on the US’s booming trade in fossil fuels by halting new deepwater oil-export facilities, as well as entrenching…
What Do War Crimes Warrants for Hamas and Israeli Leaders Actually Mean?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yahya SinwarMother Jones; Gali Tibbon/AP; John Minchillo/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This morning, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan announced he was seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense…
How Trump Judges Are Helping Him Escape Accountability and Return to Power
Mother Jones; Patrick Semansky; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One reason Donald Trump’s trial this month is so notable is that it is actually happening. As recently as last summer, it appeared that Trump would face four criminal trials ahead of the 2024…