Kamala Harris Could Be Just the Kind of Prosecutor the Earth Needs
Mother Jones illustration; Lev Radin/Sipa/AP; Getty When it comes to campaign messaging, Kamala Harris’ past as a prosecutor has served as both a strength and a liability. As a first-term senator from California, her rigorous cross-examination during the confirmation hearings of several Trump appointees—including Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Environmental…
22 Questions Reporters Should Have Asked at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Press Conference
Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago press conference, August. 8, 2024.Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Have you seen any of those clips from Donald Trump’s rambling press conference this past Thursday? If not, count yourself lucky. Standing at a Mar-a-Lago podium, Trump…
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…
How Paul Wellstone Helped Give Us Tim Walz
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz applauds as President Joe Biden speaks at Dutch Creek Farms in Northfield, Minnesota. AP/Andrew Harnik Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It was damn cold in St. Paul—even cold for Minnesotans—on a weekend in late January 2005, when one or…
Elon Musk’s X Is Under Scrutiny for Disinformation Targeting Kamala Harris
Musk at a symposium on antisemitism in Krakow, Poland, Jan. 22, 2024Beata Zawrzel/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Elon Musk has said he wants X, formerly known as Twitter, to be the “public square” of the internet, an essential place for discourse and…
On Repro Rights, Tim Walz Is the Polar Opposite of JD Vance
Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) has spoken about the importance of IVF for his family while Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) voted against a bill that would protect access.Mother Jones; Getty; Jim Watson/AFP/Getty; Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. One way to…