American Hawks Are Pushing for a Big War in the Middle East, Again
“Well, I don’t exactly know what Israel’s plans in Lebanon were,” John Bolton, famous war enjoyer, said Tuesday, “but their plans should not be for a limited incursion.”Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On October 1, 2024, as Israel began a ground…
An “American Iron Dome”: Perhaps the Most Ridiculous Trump Idea Yet
Mother Jones illustration; Paul Sancya/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Donald Trump’s Republican Party platform, released in July, contains little in terms of tangible policy proposals. But one of the few concrete ideas is a call to (apologies for the capitalization) “PREVENT WORLD…
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls on Antony Blinken to Resign
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On September 24, ProPublica revealed that Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly ignored two different reports from within the Biden administration concluding that Israel was deliberately blocking aid into Gaza. Only days after receiving…
John McCain’s Son Puts Trump on Blast for Cemetery Stunt
Jimmy McCain spoke at the 2018 memorial service for his father, the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Try as they might, Trump aides cannot seem to quell criticism of their recent photo op at Arlington…
Inside One of the Last Hospitals in Gaza
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On June 6, the Rahma Worldwide international medical delegation arrived at Gaza European Hospital in Khan Younis. The humanitarian volunteers noticed something immediately: Some of the medical staff welcoming them—with the best food available, an assortment of cucumbers,…
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…