Fox’s Racist, Sexist Attacks on Kamala Aren’t Landing. Yet.
Mother Jones; ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. “Cackling,” “ho,” “ditzy,” “bimbo,” “DEI Vice President.” These are the classy terms right-wing media has used to caricature Kamala Harris over the last four years. Following President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, the possibility of…
In the US, Counting the Dead in Gaza Has Become a Gruesome Political Game
Palestinians mourn the death of their relatives at the Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah on July 1, 2024, following Israeli bombardments in the central Gaza Strip.Omar Ashtawy/APA Images/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On July 5, the Lancet, one of the most…
Local Radio Host Says Biden Team Sent Pre-Planned Questions
Biden speaks at the White House a month before his disastrous debate performance.Samuel Corum/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. President Joe Biden tried to recover from a disastrous first debate performance and reassure American voters that he’s not too old or cognitively impaired…
You’re Not Too Good for Reality TV
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. For as long as reality television has existed, so have declarations predicting its swift demise. Cultural prognosticators have said that the genre, something consumed by the idiot masses, is ultimately a fleeting trend. But after nearly eight decades…
Trad Wives Are Thriving in the Post-Dobbs Era
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last year, despite minding other people’s business online, I didn’t know what a “trad wife” was. Now it seems like every time I log in to Instagram or TikTok, there is another video of a beautiful woman cleaning…
A Warning Label for Social Media Could Also Save Kids From Gun Violence
A boy and his father using a video game-style gun at the NRA convention in 2013. Johnny Hanson/ Houston Chronicle/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Monday, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called on Congress to require a warning label for social…