The Lessons From the Right’s 50-Year-Long Crusade to Limit the Freedom of Women
Jose Luis Magana/AP Editor’s note: This column 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 it. 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 the day;…
Overturning Roe Is a Big Win for the Global Far-Right
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during the Summit of the Americas.Evan Vucci/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On the day the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and did away with the 1973 precedent establishing the constitutional right to an…
The MAGA Grocery King of Southwest Florida
Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.It’s the day before spring, but in Naples, Florida, a summer-strength sun is searing a regional park as flags flap and music pounds. The event is Patriot Fest 2022, a country concert, county fair, and far-right…
Indicted Conspiracy Theorist Tina Peters Loses GOP Primary to Run Colorado’s Elections
David Zalubowski, File/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In a win for democracy, Tina Peters—a county clerk who was indicted this year on numerous charges related to her pursuit of election conspiracy theories—has lost the Colorado Republican nomination for secretary of…
Cassidy Hutchinson Gave the Testimony We Needed 15 Months Ago
Rod Lamkey/CNP via ZUMA Press Wire Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony to the January 6th committee on Tuesday was extraordinary. Hutchinson, formerly a senior aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, had a ringside seat to…
Trump Allegedly Attacked His Own Secret Service Agent. That Wasn’t Even Tuesday’s Biggest News.
Mother Jones illustration; House Select Committee/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In a sense, Secret Service agent Bobby Engel spoke for most Americans when he reportedly told President Donald Trump, on January 6, 2021: “Take your hand off the steering wheel.”…