Democrats File New Lawsuit Against MAGA Georgia Election Board
Georgia’s State Election Board members discuss proposals for election rule changes at the state capitol, Sept. 20, 2024, in Atlanta. (Mike Stewart/AP) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Democrats filed a lawsuit on Monday against a new rule passed by the pro-Trump majority on…
MAGA Republicans Pass New Election Rules in Georgia That Could Rig the State for Trump
An attendee holds a sign that says “This Meeting is Illegal” during a hastily planned Georgia State Election Board meeting at the Capitol in Atlanta on July 12, 2024.Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Less than two months before the election,…
MAGA Election Deniers Are Going All Out to Rig Georgia for Trump
Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Aug. 3, 2024. John Bazemore/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On August 3, Donald Trump held a raucous rally in Georgia, where he attacked Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary…
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…
Inside Georgia’s Crusade to Make Bail Unpayable
Nia Thomas, a beneficiary of a national campaign to bail out Black mothers, with her daughter, Nilah, in front of their Atlanta home.R.J. Rico/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In early May, Georgia lawmakers celebrated the passage of the state’s latest weapon to criminalize…
In Georgia, a Rare Bipartisan Push for Disability Rights
Disabled people working in a sheltered workshop, where disabled workers are often paid less than minimum wageKim Weimer/Bucks County Courier Times/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Georgia could become the next state to end the subminimum wage for disabled people, a widespread and now…