Does Donald Trump Want to Be Dictator of the United States?
The Republican National Convention in July 2016Carolyn Kaster/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It began the day he was sworn in, with his vow to end “American carnage”—a direct echo of his autocratic pronouncement when accepting the Republican nomination that “I alone can fix it.” Donald Trump has chipped away at…
Putin’s Trolls Are Targeting Trump’s GOP Critics—Especially John McCain
Mother Jones illustration; W6/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When John McCain checked into Walter Reed Medical Center in December as he continued his battle against cancer, Russian trolls seized the moment to spread a conspiracy theory that the veteran Republican senator was using his health as a pretense to…
Here Are 2017’s Best Protest Posters
Jessica Hill/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The year is nearly over, and politically speaking, it hasn’t been pretty. Plenty of outrageous, terrifying, shameful things have happened since Donald Trump took office, but from the very first day of his presidency, a massive contingent of the nation has taken to the…
Trump Is Going Ballistic Against Journalists. What Is He So Afraid Of?
Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Throughout Donald Trump’s first year as president, I’ve kept a running record of his authoritarian behavior titled “Trumpocracy.” A major component of this now very lengthy document has been his ceaseless attack on the American news media. But although Trump’s rants against reporting…
Russian Propagandists Are Pushing for Roy Moore to Win
Brynn Anderson/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In the run-up to Alabama’s special election, Kremlin-linked news sites and trolls have battled vigorously on behalf of Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for US senator accused of sexual misconduct against multiple women, including teenage girls. Since allegations against Moore were first reported…
The Sway of the Nuclear Arms Industry Over Donald Trump and Congress Is Terrifying
Mother Jones illustrationBullit Marquez/AP; KREMLL/Getty This story originally appeared on TomDispatch.com. Until recently, few of us woke up worrying about the threat of nuclear war. Such dangers seemed like Cold War relics, associated with outmoded practices like building fallout shelters and “duck and cover” drills. But give Donald Trump credit: When it comes to nukes,…