The Rich History and Underestimated Political Clout of the Black Working Class
Mother Jones; Katrina Wittkamp Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The 2024 presidential election cycle has begun, and the white working class once more has commanded the spotlight. Pollsters obsess over how their economic struggles and resentments influence their political choices. Democrats and Republicans jockey to win…
Mike Pence Fled for His Life on January 6. He Still Won’t Call Trump’s Actions Criminal.
Alex Wong/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday, former Vice President and Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence said he’s not sure Donald Trump’s actions on January 6 were criminal. “While his words were reckless,” Pence said of his…
“Oppenheimer” Is a Good Film That Bolsters a Problematic Narrative
Cillian Murphy as the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Courtesy of Universal Studios Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.There is much to admire in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which opens in theaters on Friday. The directing, script, editing, sound design and acting are all extraordinary. Nolan…
Far-Right Influencers Don’t Know What to Do About Threads
Mother Jones illustration; Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The rapid ascent of Threads has forced a key question facing any potentially successful social platform: “What’s the far-right going to do with this one?” And with 100 million users joining in just…
The Disastrous Oppenheimer Movie You’ve Never Heard Of
Mother Jones/MGM Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The famed physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, so-called Father of the Atomic Bomb and alleged national security risk, has been portrayed in fictionalized film and TV dramas for more than 75 years, long before director Christopher Nolan placed…
Choose Your Fighter: Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg
Mother Jones illustration; Eliot Blondet/SIPA/AP; Jeff Bottari/Zuffa/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One of the dumber news stories of the past few weeks has been the talk of a fight—presumably live, televised, and in a cage—between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. I don’t blame…