Why the Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory About Taylor Swift Is Good for American Democracy
Mother Jones illustration; RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post/Getty; Andrew Thomas/NurPhoto/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.You probably have noticed all the recent hubbub about Taylor Swift, because we all notice all the hubbub about Taylor Swift. But this spate of hate, though ludicrous, casts a…
A “Political Stunt”: House Republicans Move Forward With Impeachment of DHS Secretary Mayorkas
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.House Republicans have taken another step toward their unprecedented efforts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who they blame for a migrant crisis at the US-Mexico border. On Tuesday, the Homeland Security Committee…
It’s Time the Word “Oligarch” Lost Its Russian Veneer
Mother Jones; Getty; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Back in 2011, the New Yorker published a Charles Barsotti cartoon that I, as a scholar of wealth power in liberal democracies, found brilliant: A rotund executive in a business suit is saying to his C-suite…
Shocker: Fossil Fuel Industry Knew of Profound Climate Risks In the 1950s
An artistic depiction of the Keeling Curve, which shows atmospheric CO2 concentrations over time.Swen Pförtner/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The fossil fuel industry funded some of the world’s most foundational climate science as early as 1954, newly unearthed documents have shown, including the…
GOP state lawmakers press for Georgia ballot watermarks in ongoing quest for voter confidence
Georgia legislators in 2024 are taking up bills that would ban using instant runoffs for elections, remove the QR code used for paper ballots and give the State Election Board unilateral authority to investigate the secretary of state. (File during 2021 U.S. Senate runoff) John McCosh/Georgia Recorder The Georgia House overwhelmingly passed legislation on Wednesday…
Will Georgia Republicans embrace full Medicaid expansion by another name?
North Carolina state Rep. Donny Lambeth is a Republican who supported expanding Medicaid in his state long before it happened last year. Lambeth spoke at a panel discussion in Atlanta Tuesday. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder Republican state Rep. Donny Lambeth backed expanding Medicaid in North Carolina for nearly a decade before it passed in that state…