The Son of a US-Backed Dictator Is the Favorite in the Philippines’ Upcoming Election
Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of the former Philippine dictator, speaks during a campaign rally in Quezon City on April 13.Aaron Favila/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.When Filipinos elect a new president next month, polls suggest they will select a man…
The Big Joke Behind Sarah Palin’s Congressional Bid
Sarah Palin leaves the courthouse in New York, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022.Seth Wenig/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Sarah Palin made me laugh this morning. I was looking at my inbox and spotted a fundraising email from her. The subject heading…
The Worst People on the Planet Are Cheering the Reelection of Hungary’s Authoritarian Leader
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (C, Front) speaks to supporters at a rally in Budapest, Hungary, on April 3, 2022.Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ZUMA Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Last night, Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán took the stage to crow about his fourth…
Hungary’s Authoritarian Leader Might Be Reelected This Weekend
Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In the first parliamentary election in a European country since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Hungarian voters on Sunday will choose between liberal and illiberal democracy, between Peter Marki-Zay, the opposition-coalition-supported mayor of a provincial town, and…
This GOP Candidate Is the Son of a Senator and a Lobbyist. He’s Running Against the “Elites.”
Brian Cahn/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In a speech at last month’s Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Nevada Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt offered an unusual theory about the biggest news story in the world. The Russian invasion of Ukraine,…
Texas’ Big Lie-Pushing, Scandal-Drenched AG Is Heading to a Runoff
November 1, 2021, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, offers remarks outside in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC, Monday, November 1, 2021. The Supreme Court of the United States agreed to review a controversial Texas abortion law but refused to block the law while…