The Rise of the Abortion Cowboy
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The doctor wants a pair of boots. Not just any boots, either. A specific brand of cowboy boot, handcrafted in Texas. Boots that adorn the feet of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, for instance, and singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton. We’re at…
Virginia Democrats Push for DOJ Investigation After Voters Were Wrongfully Removed
Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Virginia Democrats are calling on the Justice Department to investigate the state’s elections department after the administration announced last week that it had mistakenly removed eligible voters from voter rolls after incorrectly listing them as convicted felons.…
Trump Schools Evangelicals on How to Talk About Abortion
Former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Family Research Council President Tony Perkins before speaking at the Pray Vote Stand Summit, Friday in Washington.Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In dueling presidential campaign speeches to Evangelical leaders Friday, former President Donald…
Restore Roe, or Go Beyond It? The Question Is Fracturing the Abortion Rights Movement
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Not long after Election Day last November, Pamela Merritt joined a call with other abortion-rights activists in Missouri to discuss a daring proposal: sidestepping the state’s ruling Republicans by directly asking voters whether to add abortion rights to their…
The Right’s War on Divorce—and Its Costs
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.She didn’t want to be married anymore, and he didn’t like that. In April, right-wing activist and influencer Steven Crowder told the audience of his podcast, Louder with Crowder, that he and his wife, Hilary,…
What to Know About the Latest Court Ruling on the Abortion Pill
Olga Fedorova /SOPA Images/Sipa USA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Earlier this spring, the Supreme Court hit pause on a controversial ruling in a massive anti-abortion lawsuit with the potential to eliminate nationwide access to the most common method of abortion. The case, brought…