Spanish Soccer’s Toxic Chief Is One of Many
Jorge Vilda (left) and Luis Rubiales.Ane Frosaker / SPP / AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Spain’s victory over England in last Sunday’s World Cup final was an exclamation point on the country’s rapid ascent in the hierarchy of women’s soccer. The country only…
Is Florida’s SAT Replacement Exam A) Christian Nationalism or B) Woke Propaganda?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In his crusade to stamp out progressivism in his home state, Florida Governor and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has made a particular obsession out of de-woke-ifying education: He has passed legislation that made it illegal for elementary school teachers…
One for the books as Trump and rest of Fulton 19 enter Georgia justice system over 2020 election
Booking photos from the Fulton County conspiracy case charging Donald Trump and allies with trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. Top row, from left Jeffrey Clark, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Michael Roman, Ray Smith, David Shafer, Sen. Shawn Still. Center row, from left, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, John Eastoman, Kenneth Chesebro. Bottom…
Lone Georgia state lawmaker who faces Fulton charges claims federal role precludes county prosecution
State Sen. Shawn Still’s booking photo, which was taken at the Fulton County Jail on Friday, Aug. 25. State Sen. Shawn Still, who was one of the false electors in 2020, is trying to have his case moved to federal court. The Norcross Republican faces seven counts, including racketeering, impersonating a public officer, forgery, and…
Trump supporters, detractors face off outside jail as he’s booked on Georgia racketeering charges
Former President Donald Trump’s mugshot from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office This story was updated at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. Former President Donald Trump was booked and quickly released at the Fulton County Jail Thursday evening during a trip from New Jersey to Atlanta that played out on primetime TV and capped a…
Americans are worried about democracy. You wouldn’t know it from the GOP debate.
The Declaration of Independence. Getty Images There’s a growing feeling, among both experts and ordinary Americans, that our democracy isn’t functioning well — and even that it’s under threat. “American democracy is cracking,” the Washington Post reported August 18. “I’m terrified,” one democracy expert told the paper. “I think we are in bad shape, and I don’t…