Two Men Found Guilty in Plot to Kidnap of Michigan Governor
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“You can’t just strap on an AR-15 and body armor and snatch the governor.” Most people know this without having to hear it from a prosecutor during federal criminal trial. But two Michigan men are apparently learning this lesson the hard…
The Most Powerful Moms in America Are the New Face of the Republican Party
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It is the first full day of the inaugural Moms for Liberty Joyful Warriors National Summit, and 500 such warriors are listening raptly as Florida governor Ron DeSantis delivers the keynote address. They fill tables in the grand ballroom…
DeSantis Is Going to Appear at a Rally With Pennsylvania’s Extremist Candidate for Governor
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will appear at a rally in Pittsburgh for Pennsylvania’s GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano on Friday, sparking outrage from Jewish groups in DeSantis’ home state. DeSantis is one of the…
“There Wouldn’t Be a Bolsonaro in Brazil if There Hadn’t Been a Trump in the United States”
Demonstration in defense of democracy and against President Jair Bolsonaro in São Paulo.Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On August 11, thousands of Brazilians gathered inside and outside of the University of São Paulo’s law school to follow along with the reading of…
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…