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Students at Columbia occupy building—echoing protests of the past
Left: A photo of Students for a Democratic Society’s (SDS) takeover of Hamilton Hall in 1968. Right: A photo of “autonomous” protesters associated with the Gaza Solidarity Encampment who took over Hamilton Hall early in the morning of April 30, 2024.Bev Grant/Getty; Alex Kent/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Early Tuesday morning, Columbia student protesters took over a building on campus, pledging not to leave until their demands—for the university to divest from Israel, financial transparency from...…Left: A photo of Students for a Democratic Society’s (SDS) takeover of Hamilton Hall in 1968. Right: A photo of “autonomous” protesters associated with the Gaza Solidarity Encampment who took over Hamilton Hall early in the morning of April 30, 2024.Bev Grant/Getty; Alex Kent/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Early Tuesday morning, Columbia student protesters took over a building on campus, pledging not to leave until their demands—for the university to divest from Israel, financial transparency from...WW…
Uganda cited Dobbs to back an anti-LGBTQ crackdown. Americans should be worried too.
Human rights activists stand outside the constitutional court in Kampala, Uganda.Hajarah Nalwadda/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The ripple effects of Dobbs continue to emerge in unexpected places—and to threaten other civil liberties. Yesterday, Uganda’s constitutional court, the country’s second-highest judicial body, cited the US Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade in its ruling to uphold the majority of a sweeping anti-gay law that criminalizes homosexuality and same-sex marriage, and...…Human rights activists stand outside the constitutional court in Kampala, Uganda.Hajarah Nalwadda/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The ripple effects of Dobbs continue to emerge in unexpected places—and to threaten other civil liberties. Yesterday, Uganda’s constitutional court, the country’s second-highest judicial body, cited the US Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade in its ruling to uphold the majority of a sweeping anti-gay law that criminalizes homosexuality and same-sex marriage, and...WW…
"Shame on you!": Anti-war protesters picket White House Correspondents' dinner
Protesters boycotted the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night.Probal Rashid/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Before guests could get inside last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, they had to wade through a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters who reminded them of the journalists who have been killed covering Israel’s war on Gaza. The annual dinner, nicknamed “nerd prom,” is hosted by the group of journalists who cover the White House and attended by members of the media,...…Protesters boycotted the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night.Probal Rashid/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Before guests could get inside last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, they had to wade through a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters who reminded them of the journalists who have been killed covering Israel’s war on Gaza. The annual dinner, nicknamed “nerd prom,” is hosted by the group of journalists who cover the White House and attended by members of the media,...WW…
"Get off our campus!": Mike Johnson met with boos and anger during Columbia visit
Anthony Behar/Sipa USA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) emerged onto the steps of Columbia University’s Low Memorial Library on Wednesday afternoon, he was greeted with a deafening sound: hundreds of booing students. Johnson had just emerged from meetings with Jewish students at the university to discuss what he, other Republicans, and some Democrats allege is rising antisemitism on campuses nationwide. Columbia, specifically, has become the epicenter of a...…Anthony Behar/Sipa USA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) emerged onto the steps of Columbia University’s Low Memorial Library on Wednesday afternoon, he was greeted with a deafening sound: hundreds of booing students. Johnson had just emerged from meetings with Jewish students at the university to discuss what he, other Republicans, and some Democrats allege is rising antisemitism on campuses nationwide. Columbia, specifically, has become the epicenter of a...WW…
Here are the Gaza encampment college protests we know about so far
Pro-Palestine protesters remained in an encampment at Columbia University's lawn on Monday.Stefan Jeremiah/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A growing number of college students nationwide are staging encampments to protest their universities’ investments in Israeli entities in light of Israel’s war on Gaza, which has reportedly killed more than 34,000 Palestinians. The protests have sparked mass arrests and suspensions, including at Columbia University, where more than 100 students—including some from Barnard,...…Pro-Palestine protesters remained in an encampment at Columbia University's lawn on Monday.Stefan Jeremiah/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A growing number of college students nationwide are staging encampments to protest their universities’ investments in Israeli entities in light of Israel’s war on Gaza, which has reportedly killed more than 34,000 Palestinians. The protests have sparked mass arrests and suspensions, including at Columbia University, where more than 100 students—including some from Barnard,...WW…
In Alabama, abortion and IVF helped flip a red set in a special election
Marilyn Lands flipped a seat in the Alabama legislature by campaigning on abortion rights.Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, Alabama provided even more evidence of what we already know to be true: Abortion rights win elections. Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election for an Alabama state House seat, flipping a Republican-held seat by campaigning on abortion rights in the deep-red state that bans abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest....…Marilyn Lands flipped a seat in the Alabama legislature by campaigning on abortion rights.Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, Alabama provided even more evidence of what we already know to be true: Abortion rights win elections. Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election for an Alabama state House seat, flipping a Republican-held seat by campaigning on abortion rights in the deep-red state that bans abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest....WW…
Trump helped overturn Roe. Now he wants to run away from the consequences.
Mother Jones illustration; Shawn Thew/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump wants to pretend he isn’t to blame for the devastating consequences of overturning of Roe v. Wade—even as he boasts about being responsible for the momentous Supreme Court decision. In a more than four-minute-long video released on Truth Social this morning the presumptive Republican nominee attempted to clarify his nebulous stance on abortion rights. It remained confounding. Trump took credit for overturning...…Mother Jones illustration; Shawn Thew/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump wants to pretend he isn’t to blame for the devastating consequences of overturning of Roe v. Wade—even as he boasts about being responsible for the momentous Supreme Court decision. In a more than four-minute-long video released on Truth Social this morning the presumptive Republican nominee attempted to clarify his nebulous stance on abortion rights. It remained confounding. Trump took credit for overturning...WW…
She has investigated allegations of sexual violence in war around the world. Here’s what she wants you to know.
Mother Jones; Roberto Ricciuti/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Despite being “the cheapest weapon known to man,” sexual violence in war is “almost always ignored in the history books,” writes journalist Christina Lamb in her 2020 book, Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women. In the book, Lamb, the chief foreign correspondent for the Sunday Times in Britian, tried to change that. She investigated the history, and human impact, of rape as a weapon of war—documenting its use by Pakistani...…Mother Jones; Roberto Ricciuti/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Despite being “the cheapest weapon known to man,” sexual violence in war is “almost always ignored in the history books,” writes journalist Christina Lamb in her 2020 book, Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women. In the book, Lamb, the chief foreign correspondent for the Sunday Times in Britian, tried to change that. She investigated the history, and human impact, of rape as a weapon of war—documenting its use by Pakistani...WW…
Telehealth abortions continue to rise—even in banned states, a new study shows
A new study shows that telehealth provision of abortion pills continues to rise, even as anti-abortion lawmakers try to ban them. Olga Fedorova/SOPA/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Telehealth abortions continue to grow in popularity, even in states where anti-abortion activists try to ban them, according to new data published today. Abortions obtained through virtual providers accounted for 15 to 16 percent of all abortions conducted between July and September of last year—amounting to about 14,000...…A new study shows that telehealth provision of abortion pills continues to rise, even as anti-abortion lawmakers try to ban them. Olga Fedorova/SOPA/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Telehealth abortions continue to grow in popularity, even in states where anti-abortion activists try to ban them, according to new data published today. Abortions obtained through virtual providers accounted for 15 to 16 percent of all abortions conducted between July and September of last year—amounting to about 14,000...WW…
Wall Street Journal marks one year since Evan Gershkovich's arrest in Russia
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on April 18, 2023.Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Today marks one year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on what American officials say are false charges of espionage. He has been held in jail ever since. Members of Russia’s Federal Security Service—the country’s intelligence agency, also known as the...…Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on April 18, 2023.Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Today marks one year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on what American officials say are false charges of espionage. He has been held in jail ever since. Members of Russia’s Federal Security Service—the country’s intelligence agency, also known as the...WW…
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