Biden Is Taking Forever to Get His Ambassadors Confirmed. You Can Thank Ted Cruz for That.
Graeme Jennings/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Tuesday, the Senate approved four new US ambassadors, something that typically would not pass for breaking news in Washington, DC. But before this week, only 2 of Joe Biden’s 69 ambassador picks had been…
Taxing Billionaires Is Long Overdue, But There’s a Better Way to Do It
Elon Musk, currently America’s richest man.Kiichiro Sato/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Word on the street, or in the press, anyway, is that the billionaires tax Democrats are now eyeing to help pay for their ambitious social policy and climate package could…
The Owners of the Democrats’ Big Data Firm Have a Side Gig: Working to Elect Far-Right Republicans
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In US politics, data has become king. Firms that collect, analyze, enhance, and sell voter data—the information candidates and campaigns crave so they can effectively target voters—have achieved top-dog status in the elections industry. And one of…
How Do People Join Militias? A Leaked Oath Keepers Roster Has Answers.
Emily Molli/NurPhoto/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.How does one come to join a militia? When members of right-wing paramilitary groups explain their motivations to the public, they usually give a set of similar, flattering answers—to protect the constitution, to preserve freedom,…
Joe Manchin’s Blatant Conflict of Interest Might Have a Silver Lining
Sen. Joe Manchin holds a press conference in Washington on October 6, 2021.Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Sen. Joe Manchin’s role in overhauling the spending bill has sparked national interest in reining in congressional conflicts of interest. The question is…
CBP “Significantly Reduced” Punishments for Employees Who Joked About Migrant Deaths on Facebook
A Border Patrol agent searches a migrant near the US-Mexico border. Scott Olson/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A border patrol supervisor who posted an internal video of a migrant falling off a cliff to their death was recommended for removal. Instead,…