Here’s How Trump’s Russia Hoax Led to Death and Destruction in Ukraine
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.For years, Donald Trump has incessantly railed against what he called “the Russia hoax” and denied Vladimir Putin’s attack on the United States. Yet the real Russia con was that very dismissal. And this fraud, perpetuated by Trump,…
How Fossil Fuels Play Into Putin’s Ukraine Strategy
Alexei Nikolsky/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. What is the relationship between Russia’s Ukraine actions and the gas price crisis? Gas prices are soaring globally, largely because of the resurgence of demand for fossil fuels after the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, depleted storage and the difficulty of…
The January 6 Committee Subpoenaed Roger Stone’s Phone Records
Roger Stone speaking in Washington on January 5, 2021.Caroline Brehman/CQ via ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone said Thursday that he is suing the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on Congress after learning that…
How a Hard-Right European Group Tried to Manipulate Kenyan Political Discourse on Twitter
AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Historically, colonial impulses were initially carried out with the backing of big, imperial nation-states. But private groups are also players. Erik Prince of Blackwater fame proposed taking over American operations in Afghanistan with his…
The Fall of Kabul Through the Eyes of the Women Who Survived It
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Since November, I have spent most of my days sitting in various rooms just a short drive from my Maryland home with newly arrived Afghan families, those fortunate enough to have made it through the bloodied Kabul…
Is It Amnesia or Hypocrisy That Fuels the GOP’s Crazy Response to Putin?
Donald Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak at the White House on May 10, 2017.Russian Foreign Ministry Photo/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In the midst of an international crisis created by…