The Iraq Invasion 20 Years Later: It Was Indeed a Big Lie that Launched the Catastrophic War
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Before there was Donald Trump’s Big Lie, there was George W. Bush’s Big Lie. Twenty years ago this week, Bush and his sidekick Vice President Dick Cheney launched a war against Iraq. They greased the way to this tragic…
It’s Been 21 Years and Politicians Still Say the Same Things About 9/11
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Twenty-one years ago today, hijackers directed two passenger airlines into the World Trade Center’s twin towers and another into Pentagon. A fourth flight, likely headed toward the US Capitol, crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania. The series of…
Liz Cheney Was Defeated By the Extremist Movement She Helped to Empower
Mother Jones illustration; Drew Angerer/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In the run-up to the 2016 election, Liz Cheney issued a dire warning. The future of American democracy, and the nation’s place as a symbol of freedom to the world, was on the ballot.…
It’s Not Too Late to Learn the Lessons We Didn’t Learn From 9/11
A man watches smoke emit from the former site of the World Trade Center on September 12, 2001, from Hoboken, New Jersey.Chris Hondros/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This changes everything. Well…kind of. After the devastating strikes of September 11, 2001, much…
9/11: When Pop Culture Went Into Patriotic Overdrive
Toby Keith performs at the Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Los Angeles, May 2002.Kevin Winter/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Within weeks, maybe even days, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the entertainment industry mobilized to show that…
The Afghanistan Debacle: How Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden Bamboozled the American Public
Taliban fighters are seen on the back of a vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan after seizing control of the city.AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Editor’s note: This must-read essay from David Corn appears in his new newsletter, This Land. We’re still piloting the project,…
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