Can Someone Please Explain How Michael Flynn Got So Crazy?
Michael Flynn leaves court in Washington, DC, after a sentencing hearing in December 2018. Olivier Douliery/AP Editor’s note: This essay by David Corn first appeared in his newsletter, This Land. But we wanted to make sure as many readers as possible have a chance to see it. This Land is written by David twice a week and provides behind-the-scenes stories…
Virginia Senate Panel Rejects Trump EPA Chief for Top Environmental Post
Drew Angerer/Getty This story was originally published by Huffpost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Democratic state senators in Virginia took a first step Tuesday toward blocking Andrew Wheeler, Donald Trump’s controversial second head of the Environmental Protection Agency and a former coal lobbyist, from becoming the state’s top environmental official. A Senate committee…
Trump Calls Lindsey Graham a “RINO”
Susan Walsh/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Donald Trump, a man with few to no real friends, was quick to label Lindsey Graham a “RINO”—Republican in name only—after learning that the South Carolina senator, one of the former president’s staunchest defenders, mildly…
The Plan Was Simple: Infiltrate MAGA World and Tell Everyone What She Saw. Then She Was Found Out.
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.“Looks like my cover is fully blown, actually, fuck,” Amanda Moore told me over Twitter direct message. It was a Saturday night in late October, and the mission that had probably saved her life was coming to…
Will Minneapolis Pass a Law That Helps Renters Buy Their Homes?
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Arianna Anderson had just gone into labor with her fifth child in March 2021 when a bathroom pipe burst. She scrambled to pack for the hospital and, with her husband working out of state, shuttle her young…
The Inside Story of the Banning of “Maus.” It’s Dumber Than You Think.
Art Spiegelman Editor’s note: This essay by David Corn first appeared in his newsletter, This Land. But we wanted to make sure as many readers as possible have a chance to see it. This 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;…