Fox’s Racist, Sexist Attacks on Kamala Aren’t Landing. Yet.
Mother Jones; ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. “Cackling,” “ho,” “ditzy,” “bimbo,” “DEI Vice President.” These are the classy terms right-wing media has used to caricature Kamala Harris over the last four years. Following President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, the possibility of…
At Hillary Clinton’s Panel on Sexual Violence, a Clash Over the War in Gaza
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is confronted by protesters on Friday, Feb. 9, at a Columbia University event on sexual violence during armed conflict.Julianne McShane/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“You’re no feminist. You’re a white supremacist!” That’s what a protester had to…
Bill Clinton Campaigned as a Progressive. Why Didn’t He Govern Like One?
This piece is adapted from A Fabulous Failure: The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism by Nelson Lichtenstein and Judith Stein. The book will be available from Princeton University Press on September 12. This excerpt is accompanied by an interview with one of the book’s authors. On December 14 and 15, 1992, the transition…
Howard Schultz Came Out of Retirement to Destroy Starbucks’ Union—and His Legacy
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In November 2021, Victoria Conklin, a 23-year-old shift supervisor at a Starbucks near Buffalo, was talking to Rossann Williams, then the company’s president of North American retail. Workers at three nearby stores had recently petitioned to become the chain’s…
Decrying Russian Disinformation, Lindsey Graham Cites Alleged Russian Disinformation
Sen. Lindsey Graham questions former FBI Director James Comey on September 30, 2020.Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.With barely a month to go before the 2020 presidential election, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee spent Wednesday attacking Democrats’ 2016 nominee using…
This Is What the Presidential Race Looked Like Exactly Four Years Ago Today
iStock/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Polls can be a finicky thing. They’re not “fake,” as President Donald Trump regularly suggests, but you also shouldn’t go crazy every time you see one, like that one dog on your block who yaps anytime someone comes within 50 feet…