A Top Science Journal Fired Its Editor Over a Pro-Palestinian Tweet. He Has No Regrets.
Michael EisenAndy Reynolds Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The tweet that got Michael Eisen fired as editor-in-chief of a prestigious science journal seems less provocative with each passing day. On October 13, less than a week after Hamas’ cold-blooded rampage near the Gaza-Israel border, satirical…
Dueling, Shoving, and Threats in Congress. Why Are Republicans Like This?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.I watch the news for a living and come across moments of political dysfunction at a regular clip. So, I was not shocked to learn that Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who until last month was second in the presidential…
George Santos Won’t Seek Re-Election. This Damning Ethics Report Shows Why.
Francis Chung/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The bizarre saga of George Santos as a member of the US House of Representatives is heading toward its finale. One way or another. On Thursday morning, the New York Republican and champion liar announced that he…
How Money Flowed From Moscow to the Seychelles to Belize to Scotland to a GOP Lobbyist
Lulzim Basha, then head of a Democratic Party of Albania, with President Donald Trump in June 2017Mother Jones illustration; Getty; Facebook Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Five years ago, Mother Jones broke a wild story: A mysterious Scotland-based shell company had paid a GOP-linked…
Cop28 Climate Summit Host Also Runs Abu Dhabi’s State Oil Company
Sultan Al Jaber speaking during Climate Future Week at Museum of the Future in Dubai. Kamran Jebreili/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The state oil company of the United Arab Emirates, whose CEO will preside over imminent UN climate negotiations, has the largest net-zero-busting expansion plans…
She Fled Tennessee for Abortion Care. Now She’s Running for State House So Others Won’t Have To.
Mother Jones; Instagram; Wikimedia Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Allie Phillips, a 28-year-old running as a Democrat for the Tennessee House of Representatives in District 75, has told her abortion story countless times. She has explained it to her followers on TikTok, to the lawyers…