State and Local Taxes Make Inequality Much Worse
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This story was published in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity. As she opened her $1,600 property tax bill in February, Edith Baltazar suddenly lost her appetite for the eggs she’d prepared for lunch with her daughter. Her…
Abortion Is Galvanizing Voters. Michigan’s Ballot Measure Will Show Us How Much.
Pro-choice supporters gather outside the Michigan State Capitol during a “Restore Roe” rally in Lansing. Michigan’s elections board rejected a voter initiative due to formatting of the petition text for the November ballot that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and…
Lindsey Graham Thinks National Abortion Restrictions Will Make the GOP Look More Moderate
Ting Shen/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Lindsey Graham is set to introduce a new bill to restrict abortion nationally, specifically banning the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy. This will mark the sixth time that the South Carolina governor has introduced legislation to restrict…
Donald Trump and His Two Forms of Fascism
Seth Wenig/AP Editor’s note: These two columns by David Corn first appeared in his newsletter, Our Land. But we wanted to make sure as many readers as possible have a chance to see them. Our Land is written by David twice a week and provides behind-the-scenes stories about politics and media; his unvarnished take on the events of…
New York City’s Hasidic Schools Demonstrate the Folly of State-Funded Religious Education
Mike Groll/AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continues his program of diverting public education funds to charter schools run by Christian conservative ideologues, New York City can offer a cautionary tale of what can go wrong with such…
For Trump’s Attorneys, MAGA Has Nothing to Do With American Greatness
Michael Cohen, former attorney to President Donald Trump, leaves his apartment building before beginning his three-year prison term. Kevin Hagen/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For many lawyers of former President Donald Trump and others who observe them, MAGA has a special meaning unrelated…