How Democrats Can Win Georgia, One Losing Race at a Time
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last May, Cathy Kott, a resident of rural north Georgia, received a text from an unknown number. “We’re looking for Democrats who would be willing to run against State Representative Jason Ridley,” the message read. “If you’re interested…
Confessions of a (Former) Christian Nationalist
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In 2014, at an elegant gala inside the Supreme Court’s gilded Great Hall, a tuxedoed Justice Clarence Thomas turned to me and voiced his approval for my work. I glanced over to where Chief Justice John Roberts and…
The Inflation Reduction Act’s Biggest Winners? Swing States.
President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act into law on August 16, 2022..Gripas Yuri/Abaca/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The seven swing states that will decide the upcoming election have received nearly half of the torrent of clean energy manufacturing dollars unleashed by a landmark 2022 climate bill,…
Two Dead Women Aren’t Enough for Republicans to Back Lifesaving Abortions
Senate Republicans blocked a resolution to guarantee emergency access to abortion nationwide.John Locher/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Two women who died in Georgia as a result of the state’s post-Dobbs abortion ban are, apparently, not enough to make Republicans agree that all…
Mark Zuckerberg Isn’t Done With Politics. His Politics Have Just Changed.
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that one of the world’s richest men had recently experienced a major epiphany. After bankrolling a political organization that supported immigration reform, espousing his support for social…
As Biden Speaks at UN of Peace, Netanyahu Promises to Keep Bombing Lebanon
President Joe Biden waves after his speech at the United Nations on Tuesday. Michael Kappeler/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When President Joe Biden first joined the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1975, it was taken as a sign that the 32-year-old legislator…