Trump’s repeated escapes from political damage to be tested in NYC trial
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 04, 2023 in New York City. With the indictment, Trump became the first former U.S. president in history to be charged with a criminal offense. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Donald Trump on Monday in a New York City courtroom will…
John Bolton to Vote for Dick
Supporters cheer remarks by Vice President Dick Cheney at a rally in 2004. To our knowledge, John Bolton was not in attendance.ANN HEISENFELT/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On CNN, John Bolton, a former national security adviser to Donald Trump and rabid war lover…
Why a Porn Star-Payoff Is Exactly the Right First Criminal Trial for Donald Trump
Mother Jones; Lev Radin/Sipa USA/AP, Markus Schreiber/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Out of the four criminal cases that Donald Trump faces, the one scheduled to begin on Monday in a New York City courtroom is not the prosecution that most addresses the threat…
The Conservative War on Democracy Was Over 200 Years in the Making
Mother Jones illustration; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Everyone seems to be talking about saving democracy this year. “American democracy, that’s what the 2024 election is all about,” Joe Biden has emphasized, painting the threat of Donald Trump’s return to power as the…
Will Anti-Fracking Congresswoman Summer Lee Hold Her Pennsylvania Seat?
Annabelle Gordon/CNP/Zuma This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. With just two weeks left until the Democratic primary for western Pennsylvania’s 12th congressional district, climate and environmental groups have overwhelmingly endorsed the anti-fracking incumbent, Rep. Summer Lee. One of the only contested Democratic congressional primaries in the…
Communicating With Elon Musk’s X Is Like Traversing a Scorched Hellscape
Mother Jones illustration; Sebastian Gollnow/DPA/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Despite Elon Musk’s enshittification of Twitter, to borrow a term from the novelist and culture critic Cory Doctorow, his rebranded social media platform is still useful to journalists like me to communicate with certain…