Abortion Is Coming to the DNC and the Right Is Freaking Out
When Planned Parenthood announced it would offer free medication abortions and vasectomies near the DNC this week, the right began freaking out.Aaron Schwartz/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Abortion is coming to the Democratic National Convention this week…and conservatives are not okay. Access…
Kamala Harris Is Making the Presidential Race Competitive Again
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris join hands at an event at Prince George’s County. Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Less than a month ago, President Joe Biden was still the Democratic nominee and Donald Trump and his allies…
National Black Farmers Group Says Supporting GOP Ticket Is “Off the Table” After JD Vance’s Attack
John Boyd, founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, said Sen. JD Vance’s comments about federal benefits for Black farmers were “disgraceful, deplorable, dumb, degrading, and disrespectful.”Courtesy John Boyd Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said a lot…
JD Vance’s Child-Voting “Experiment” Would Be Great—for Democrats
Mother Jones illustration; Emily Elconin/Getty; Getty(3) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Mormons would probably be psyched. The Republican Party less so. I’m talking about what would happen if we embraced the idea, proposed by Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance—isn’t he…
Study: JD Vance Couldn’t Have Been More Wrong About “Childless Cat Ladies”
Mother Jones illustration; Adam Bettcher/Getty; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. By now, many Americans know what Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), has said about women without kids—or, as he calls them, “childless cat ladies”: He has alleged they are…
As Governor, Tim Walz Has Been an Aggressive Leader on Climate Action
Tim Walz, vice presidential hopeful, speaks at a campaign rally in Philadelphia. Ricky Fitchett/Zuma Press Wire This piece was published originally by Capital & Main. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ running mate, has quietly become one of the country’s most aggressive advocates for taking action on climate change. Under his leadership, Minnesota has adopted some of the most…