Not All Votes Are Created Equal
Nicolás Ortega Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. As any schoolkid might tell you, US elections are based on a bedrock principle: one person, one vote. Simple as that. Each vote carries the same weight. Yet for much of the country’s history, that hasn’t…
Here Come the Russians, Again
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies to the Senate on May 2. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Editor’s note: The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, media, and culture. Subscribing costs just $5 a month—but you can sign up…
Trump Doubles Down, Seeking Fossil Fuel Cash at Private Houston Lunch
Donald Trump speaks outside his criminal hush-money trial in Manhattan. Mark Peterson/Pool Photo/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Donald Trump was continuing to ask fossil-fuel executives to fund his presidential campaign on Wednesday, despite scrutiny of his relationship with the industry. The former president attended a fundraising luncheon at…
Moms for Liberty Is Coming for the Swing States
Mother Jones illustration; Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP; Al Drago/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Moms for Liberty is on a mission. The conservative “parents’ rights” group will spend more than $3 million on ads in swing states ahead of the election, according to a…
RFK Jr. Is Even Crazier Than You Might Think
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being normalized. He’s a conspiracy theorist who has made a lot of money pushing baseless or disproven notions about vaccines, Covid, and other hot-button subjects. At the start of his 2024 presidential bid, the…
How Trump Judges Are Helping Him Escape Accountability and Return to Power
Mother Jones; Patrick Semansky; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One reason Donald Trump’s trial this month is so notable is that it is actually happening. As recently as last summer, it appeared that Trump would face four criminal trials ahead of the 2024…