Harris’ Embrace of Dick Cheney Was Just One Way She Courted National Security Hawks
Jeremy Hogan/SOPA/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When Vice President Kamala Harris used Tuesday night’s debate to tout her bipartisan appeal, she emphasized the backing she’d received from two particularly notable GOP officials. “I actually have the endorsement of 200 Republicans,” she said,…
New University Rules Crack Down on Gaza Protests
Carnegie Mellon’s “expressive activity” policy forbids groups of more than 25 people from protesting on campus. This group of students, faculty, and alumni holding signs labeled “1” through “29” technically violates that policy. Jonathan Aldrich Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last school year’s…
How Gaza Showed Up, and Didn’t, in the Debate
Mother Jones; Hassan Jedi/Anadolu/Getty; Saul Martinez/Washington Post/Getty; Bill Pugliano/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Salma Hamamy wasn’t even watching the presidential debate when former President Donald Trump attempted a familiar verbal jab against Vice President Kamala Harris. “I’m talking now if you don’t…
Why Were Democrats Afraid to Hear a Palestinian?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Near midnight last week, Democratic delegates with the Uncommitted movement sat in protest outside Chicago’s United Center. Elected by hundreds of thousands of primary voters who oppose President Joe Biden’s response to the war in Gaza, the delegates…
Inside One of the Last Hospitals in Gaza
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On June 6, the Rahma Worldwide international medical delegation arrived at Gaza European Hospital in Khan Younis. The humanitarian volunteers noticed something immediately: Some of the medical staff welcoming them—with the best food available, an assortment of cucumbers,…
Here Is the Speech That the Uncommitted Movement Wants to Give at the DNC
Mother Jones illustration; Photos courtesy of Noah Lanard and Nate Gowdy Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Delegates with the Uncommitted movement at the Democratic National Convention have continued pushing this week for either a Palestinian American or a doctor who has volunteered in…