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Mother Jones, often referred to as MoJo, is a forward-thinking American publication that focuses on in-depth investigative journalism and timely news related to politics, environmental issues, human rights, and cultural topics. The magazine is edited by Clara Jeffery, with Steve Katz acting as publisher since 2010. Monika Bauerlein has held the position of CEO since 2015.

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25 arrested while protesting GOP Medicaid cuts

1 day ago | motherjones.com | Julia Métraux

Within the first few minutes of Tuesday’s House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on planned Republican Medicaid cuts—which would render more than eight million Americans uninsured—a contingent of protesters entered the room in Washington, DC’s Rayburn Building where members of Congress had gathered. The protesters, shouting “No cuts to Medicaid!” represented groups including the disability rights protest organization ADAPT. 25 demonstrators were arrested and removed from the building.
Your weather forecasts are about to get a lot less accurate

1 day ago | motherjones.com | Umair Irfan

This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Did you check the weather forecast today? Whether it was on your phone, the five-day outlook in your newspaper, or your friendly TV meteorologist, that forecast was built on a massive government-run network of sensors and computers that get the weather right more often than not while rarely getting the attention they deserve. And now that system is being taken apart, piece by piece.
Top-earning 10 percent responsible for the majority of global warming, study finds

2 days ago | motherjones.com | Damien Gayle

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The world’s wealthiest 10 percent are responsible for two-thirds of global heating since 1990, driving droughts and heatwaves in the poorest parts of the world, according to a study.
Florida families could buckle under the pressure of Trump policies

2 days ago | motherjones.com | Laura Morel

On a recent Wednesday morning, a hot pink van emblazoned with the words “Keeping South Florida Babies in Need Clean, Happy & Healthy Since 2013” pulled into the parking lot of the North Miami Beach Library. The van’s side door opened, revealing a shelf packed with diapers and a counter stacked with baby wipe packs. The van belongs to the Miami Diaper Bank.
Trump’s Latest Conflict of Interest? Accepting a Plane From Qatari Royals

3 days ago | motherjones.com | Julianne McShane

This week, President Donald Trump will head to the Middle East for the first foreign trip of his second term. While he is there, he will reportedly manufacture a new conflict of interest for himself by accepting a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the Qatari royal family.
After Jailing of Newark Mayor, DHS Official Warns of “More Arrests Coming”

3 days ago | motherjones.com | Julianne McShane

After the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Ras Baraka, was arrested Friday for protesting outside of a new immigration detention facility, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official is threatening to arrest three more elected officials who were present. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Baraka, who is running for governor, on Friday after he and three Democratic members of Congress from New Jersey—Rep. Robert Menendez, Rep. LaMonica McIver, and Rep.
Tufts PhD student released from ICE detention after chilling arrest

4 days ago | motherjones.com | Noah Lanard

Tufts University PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk has been released from an immigration detention center in rural Louisiana in response to an order from a federal judge. Öztürk’s arrest led to nationwide outrage after a chilling video showed plainclothes immigration agents in masks pulling her off the street in Massachusetts in March. Öztürk, a 30-year-old Turkish national, has been accused of no criminal activity.
White South African “refugees” will soon arrive in the United States

4 days ago | motherjones.com | Noah Lanard

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump suspended refugee admissions from around the world. In February, Trump made one exception—ordering the US government to promote refugee resettlement for white South Africans. Now, the first group of Afrikaners is set to arrive. National Public Radio reports that a flight with 54 Afrikaners will arrive at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, DC, on Monday.
Trump's killing of Energy Star program will cost families a bundle

5 days ago | motherjones.com | Tik RootBio |Tik Root

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The federal Energy Star program is among the most successful government initiatives in modern history. Its signature blue label is now nearly as recognizable as the Nike swoosh or a Coca-Cola can, and appliances bearing it save American consumers some $40 billion annually in energy costs, or about $350 for every taxpayer dollar that goes in.
Is the new pope MAGA or woke? Depends who you ask.

6 days ago | motherjones.com | Julianne McShane

The Conclave has spoken, and President Donald Trump will not be the next pope. Instead, that designation will go to Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican announced on Thursday. Leo, who is 69 years old and was born in Chicago, will be the first American Pope following the April 21 death of Pope Francis—and everyone wants to claim it as a win for their side of the political aisle.