Here’s How the Uncommitted Movement Will Push at the DNC
“Not another bomb” rallies in solidarity with the Uncommitted movement called for an arms embargo in dozens of cities across the US the day before the Democratic National Convention. John Arthur Brown/ZUMA Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The most significant aspect of…
Ilhan Omar Is Heading Back to Congress
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Ilhan Omar won renomination to Congress on Tuesday night, beating back a repeat challenger. Leading up to the primary, it seemed Rep. Omar, after an aggressive campaign backed by a major financial advantage, would cruise…
Here’s Why Two Protesters Interrupted Kamala Harris—in Their Own Words
Mother Jones; Adam J. Dewey/Anadolu/Getty; Julia Nikhinson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Salma Hamamy and Zainab Hakim are no strangers to disruption. Over the last few months at the University of Michigan, the two have loudly called for the school to officially divest…
Can Ilhan Omar Fend Off AIPAC?
Mother Jones illustration; Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Sipa USA/AP; Mark Vancleave/Star Tribune/AP; Wikimedia; Henry A/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Next week, Rep. Ilhan Omar will take on a familiar opponent. On Tuesday, August 13, the progressive stalwart will face a second-consecutive primary challenge from Don…
Delegates for the Thousands Who Voted “Uncommitted” Want a DNC Speaker
Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan speaks during a vigil organized by Health Workers Alliance for Palestine in Toronto on November 30, 2023.Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. As the Democratic National Convention kicked off its virtual roll-call vote this morning, the Uncommitted movement—an…
The Big Money Push to Oust Cori Bush
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On her 48th birthday, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) celebrated by campaigning. Yes, there was cake, and there was singing, and there was a DJ, but there was also—a little under three weeks out from a heated…