He’s a Car Dealer With a Surprising Business Record. He’s Also Running for Senate in Ohio.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The 2015 Aston Martin Vulcan can go from zero to 60 in 2.9 seconds and maxes out at 208 mph. Only 24 of the two-door, two-seater carbon-fiber British speedsters were ever made, each with a $2.3 million price…
Swing-state legislatures diverge on election-year gun measures
Bullets are seen in a magazine holder during a gun rights and free speech protest near the state Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., in 2020. States have considered a variety of gun policies this year, with especially heated debate in swing states. Gerry Broome/The Associated Press States continued to diverge on gun policy this year, with…
Fish, Toads, and John Eastman: Inside the Conservative Project to Undo Federal Environmental Laws
Among the most consequential decisions in the hands of the Supreme Court this term is a pair of lawsuits involving herring fishermen. On the surface, the nearly identical cases are simple disputes about fishing regulations. But they also have the potential to completely rejigger how federal agencies mediate everything from food and agriculture to taxes…
Georgia voters on coast favor GOP incumbent lawmaker; state Legislature runoffs stick to script
Delma Harris waves to voters outside the North Fayette Baptist Church polling station in Fayetteville during the June 18 runoff primary. Harris wore a campaign shirt supporting retired U.S. Army Major Kenya Wicks, who defeated Rep. Valencia Stovall in the Democratic primary runoff for Senate District 34. Ross Williams/ Georgia Recorder A coastal Georgia GOP…
The Shocking Discovery That Suddenly Made Reparations Deeply Personal for One Woman
40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles, only to take the land back. Read more here and listen to a three-part audio investigation here. Ruth Wilson squinted through her browline glasses at the image of a smudged, crumpled document on the computer screen. “To all…
A Warning Label for Social Media Could Also Save Kids From Gun Violence
A boy and his father using a video game-style gun at the NRA convention in 2013. Johnny Hanson/ Houston Chronicle/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Monday, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called on Congress to require a warning label for social…