Here’s the Whole Transcript of That Leaked Steve Bannon Tape, Annotated
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Halloween 2020 meeting in which Steve Bannon explained that Donald Trump planned to declare victory on election night, regardless of the actual results, was not supposed to be a big deal. The gathering was intended for Bannon to…
Now the Far Right Is Going After School Counselors
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Tara Kierstead finished her presentation at the annual conference of the American School Counselor Association in July, she was elated. Her slides—about how best to support students who were transgender or nonbinary—had gone over…
Here’s Why Jan. 6 Investigators Want to Get Their Hands on Alex Jones’ Phone
Briana Sanchez/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.An Austin, Texas, jury on Friday found that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook parents $45.2 million in punitive damages for broadcasting defamatory claims that the 2012 school massacre was a government plot—and that the…
Is the Democratic Party Proving Andrew Yang’s Point?
Andrew YangStephen Smith/Sipa via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Andrew Yang rolled out a revamped version of his Forward Party last week, it was met with widespread derision from center-left commentators. Much of that criticism was fair. There’s a good chance that…
Blake Masters, Disaster for Democracy, Wins Republican Nomination for Senate in Arizona
Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters has the support of billionaires Donald Trump and Peter Thiel.Mother Jones illustration; Mario Tama/Getty; Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Blake Masters, a far-right disciple of Silicon Valley titan Peter Thiel who has echoed the ideas of an…
Democratic Lawmakers Blast Their Own Party for Boosting Election Deniers in GOP Primaries
Republican Rep. Peter Meijer voted to impeach Donald Trump. Now Democrats are boosting his pro-Trump primary challenger.Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.As it tries to hold onto its House majority in a hostile electoral climate, the Democratic Congressional Campaign…