Stranger Dangers: The Right’s History of Turning Child Abuse Into a Political Weapon
Tom Williams/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.At some point between the ’80s and now, leaving children unattended in public became unthinkable. To let children as old as, say, 10 walk by themselves became grounds to investigate parents for neglect. As a…
Federal Judge Says Trump Likely Committed Felonies
Donald Trump speaking on the Ellipse on January 6, 2021. Shawn Thew/CNP via Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Former President Donald Trump probably broke the law by encouraging supporters to help him hang onto power after his defeat in the 2020…
Cory Booker Says SCOTUS Needs to “Use This Thomas Affair” to Change Its Ethics Rules
The Washington Post via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Reactions to a series of text messages from GOP activist and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife Ginni Thomas to former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows about overturning…
TFW a TV Host Tells a White Woman That as a “Hispanic” She Should Speak for “Hispanic Voters”
Rachel Campos-Duffy as guest co-hosts on “The View” March 6, 2014. Lou Rocco/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.If you’re looking for an awkward facepalm emoji moment on cable news, I’ve got one for you. And…
Former Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace Describes How Bad It Was to Work at Fox News
Pool/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, former Fox News anchor Chris Wallace explained his decision to leave the conservative network last December after 18 years. “Before, I found it was an environment in which…
Many People Have Thoughts About Biden’s Off-Script Putin Remarks
President Joe Biden meets refugees of Russia’s war with Ukraine at PGE Narodowy Stadium on March 26, 2022, in Warsaw, Poland.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.It was no surprise that Biden’s scripted speech on Saturday from Warsaw,…