How Democrats Can Win Georgia, One Losing Race at a Time
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last May, Cathy Kott, a resident of rural north Georgia, received a text from an unknown number. “We’re looking for Democrats who would be willing to run against State Representative Jason Ridley,” the message read. “If you’re interested…
Confessions of a (Former) Christian Nationalist
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In 2014, at an elegant gala inside the Supreme Court’s gilded Great Hall, a tuxedoed Justice Clarence Thomas turned to me and voiced his approval for my work. I glanced over to where Chief Justice John Roberts and…
The Inflation Reduction Act’s Biggest Winners? Swing States.
President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act into law on August 16, 2022..Gripas Yuri/Abaca/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The seven swing states that will decide the upcoming election have received nearly half of the torrent of clean energy manufacturing dollars unleashed by a landmark 2022 climate bill,…
Louisiana Republican’s ‘overtly racist’ tweet sparks calls for censure in U.S. House
Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., on Wednesday posted to X, and later deleted, a comment that invoked racist stereotypes about Haitians. In this photo, Higgins speaks during a press conference on the National Defense Authorization Act with members of the House Freedom Caucus on July 14, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Congressional Black Caucus…
Congress poised to race out of D.C. after dodging shutdown
The U.S. Capitol. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government running through Dec. 20, though the divided Congress has a lot of negotiating to do if members want to pass the dozen full-year appropriations bills before their new deadline.…
Two Dead Women Aren’t Enough for Republicans to Back Lifesaving Abortions
Senate Republicans blocked a resolution to guarantee emergency access to abortion nationwide.John Locher/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Two women who died in Georgia as a result of the state’s post-Dobbs abortion ban are, apparently, not enough to make Republicans agree that all…