The Corrosive Impact of Unconditional US Support for Israel
Palestinians walk next to the buildings destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Bureij refugee camp in Gaza on Wednesday.Hatem Moussa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, a BBC anchor asked former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy about Israel’s rationale for its devastating siege on Gaza,…
Biden Cannot Give Netanyahu a Blank Check
The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on October 15, 2023. Momen Faiz/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Editor’s note: The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics,…
An Israeli Journalist on the Hamas Attack and the “Unfathomable and Criminal” Crisis in Gaza
People extinguish a fire in the site of Israeli air strikes as fighting between Israeli troops and Islamist Hamas militants continues. Abed Rahim Khatib/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2003, Haggai Matar made headlines as a teenager for refusing to perform mandatory service…
Win or Lose, Jim Jordan Reveals What Republicans (Don’t) Care About
Mother Jones; Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid to become speaker hasn’t worked, at least not yet. But Jordan has already succeeded in revealing that House Republicans mostly don’t care about his leading role in Donald Trump’s effort to…
New York Times report says emails show Trump lawyer acknowledged political advantage to dubious lawsuits
Kenneth Chesebro According to emails uncovered by the New York Times, attorney Kenneth Chesebro acknowledged a political agenda in former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a revelation that could hamper Chesebro’s defense when his case goes to trial in Fulton County as early as next week. The Times published quotes from…
U.S. House stalled again after rejecting Jim Jordan as speaker a second time
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan talks to Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Patrick McHenry as the House of Representatives prepares to hold a vote on a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Jordan’s bid to become speaker fell short a second time. Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan in…