Free direct filing of federal taxes may be offered soon throughout the U.S.
After the success of the Direct File pilot program this year, the IRS plans to make permanent the free filing of federal tax returns. Phillip Rubino/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Taxpayers across the United States could be guaranteed a free public option to file federal tax returns online as the Internal Revenue Service announced plans Thursday…
This Is What a Feminist Looks Like
Mother Jones; Alex Wong/Getty; Elizabeth Donnelly/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When he authored the opinion overturning Roe v. Wade two years ago, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito may have taken away women’s right to abortion and ability to decide their destiny, while…
A New Documentary Goes Behind the Scenes of Christian Nationalism
Win McNamee/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The new documentary Bad Faith, directed by Stephen Ujlaki and Christopher Jacob Jones, begins with footage familiar to many Americans: an army of insurrectionists adorned in stars, stripes, and military gear storming the Capitol to…
Seasoned Libertarian looks to November after seizing nomination to take on Biden and Trump
Libertarian presidential nominee Chase Oliver. Photo via Chase Oliver for President Could Atlanta libertarian Chase Oliver become the second U.S. President from Georgia? Probably not. In the past three presidential elections, Libertarian candidates only cracked 3% in Georgia once, in 2016, when Gary Johnson faced off against Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Last time around,…
Israel’s Rafah Assault Continues With New Airstrikes on Tent Camps for Displaced Palestinians
Palestinians inspect their destroyed tents after an Israeli air strike. The strike, which resulted in numerous deaths and injuries, exploded near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Amid global outrage over Israel’s devastating attack on a…
This Supreme Court Term, Health and Safety Are on the Line
Mother Jones; Getty; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the coming weeks, the Supreme Court will release several opinions that implicate the health and safety of every American. Citizens may believe that the court’s decisions are far removed from their everyday lives.…