What It’s Like to Run for Office as a Young, Blind Person
Mother Jones illustration; Courtesy Madeline Ryan Smith Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. If not for her partner driving her, Madeline Ryan Smith isn’t sure how she’d be able to campaign across the four counties she hopes to represent in Georgia’s state House. Smith…
Kamala Harris Raised $200 Million in Her First Week Campaigning
The Harris campaign is off to a strong start.Brian Cahn/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It’s hard to believe it was only a week ago that President Joe Biden announced he would no longer seek re-election and endorsed the candidacy of Vice President…
Could Josh Shapiro Help Kamala Harris Make the Case for the White House?
Vice President Kamala Harris and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (L) speak to the press at Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024.Ryan Collerd/AP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the days since Kamala Harris stepped into the role of the Democratic…
In Heartfelt Address, Biden Passes the Torch—and Reminds Us What’s at Stake
President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.Mother Jones illustration; Susan Walsh/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. “I revere this office, but I love my country more.” The line was perhaps the defining takeaway of President…
“Shut Up, Asshole”: Democrats Want Delegates Frustrated by Gaza Policy to Just Fall in Line
In towns like Dearborn and Hamtramck, Michigan, “Uncommitted” outperformed Joe Biden on the February Democratic Primary ballot. Now, the state’s two uncommitted delegates are trying to make their voices heard. Jim West/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last night, the Michigan…
Kamala Harris Is Running as the Prosecutor Taking on Trump
In the first official speech of her campaign for the presidency, Vice President Harris cut a stark contrast to former President Trump.Dominic Gwinn/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Vice President Kamala Harris’ days as a courtroom prosecutor are long behind her. But in…