A Kid With a Stutter Just Delivered the Most Powerful Two Minutes of the Democratic National Convention
Thirteen-year-old Brayden Harrington, who has a stutter, went on national television on Thursday night to endorse Joe Biden for president at the Democratic National Convention. As Harrington explains, the former vice president, who has also struggled with a stutter since childhood, gave Harrington the confidence to confront something that has “bothered [him] his whole life.”…
Tammy Duckworth: Trump Is a “Coward-in-Chief”
Democratic National Convention V/CNP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In remarks on the last night of the Democratic National Convention, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) called it like she sees it: President Donald Trump is a “coward-in-chief.” The Iraq War veteran, speaking with the US Capitol in the…
The Racism Isn’t a “Distraction.” It’s How We Got Here.
Carolyn Kaster/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Wednesday night Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president and became the first Black and South Asian woman to be nominated for the position on a major party’s ticket. Her acceptance speech, which was introduced…
Jill Biden’s Speech at the DNC Gets Personal
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Jill Biden got personal at the Democratic National Convention tonight, shortly after her husband accepted his party’s nomination for president. Speaking from an empty classroom, Biden noted, “So many classrooms are quiet right now. The playgrounds are still. But if you listen…
Joe Biden Is Officially Nominated by Jacquelyn Brittany
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Tuesday evening, Jacquelyn Brittany, a security guard at the New York Times, nominated Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention. “I take powerful people up in my elevator all the time,” Brittany said in her nomination message. “When they get off,…
A Senate Intelligence Committee Report Reveals Damning New Information About Trump’s Russia Ties
Donald Trump, Paul Manafort and Ivanka Trump during the 2016 Republican National ConventionMark Reinstein/ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.During the 2016 presidential race, while Vladimir Putin attacked the election in part to help Donald Trump, there was a “direct tie between senior Trump Campaign officials…