How Bots Are Hijacking the Political Conversation Just Before the Election
Tweets featuring “MAGA” and “QAnon” are largely driven by automated behavior.Omar Marques/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When President Donald Trump tweeted about a caravan of immigrants heading to the US border in late October, it set off a wildfire of misinformation on social media. Posts…
Even Fox News Is Rejecting Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Campaign Ad
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a campaign speech for governor candidate of Georgia Brian Kemp who is Secretary of State in Macon, Georgia on November 4, 2018. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )Daisuke Tomita/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Facebook, Fox News, and NBC will no longer run…
Trump Reminds Voters He Is Perfectly Comfortable With Commenting on Women’s Appearances
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On the eve of the midterm elections, President Donald Trump appeared to mock critics who have condemned his well-documented habit of commenting on the physical appearances of women, whether it be to disparage or to praise, telling supporters that he will no longer publicly describe…
What’s the Real Deal With This GOP Megadonor Who’s Claimed He Wants Climate Action?
A ClearPath Action ad for Fred Upton (R-Michigan), who is in a competitive race.ClearPath Action, YouTube Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Three years ago, Jay Faison, a businessman from Charlotte, North Carolina, made a big splash by promising to change the Republican party’s views on climate change. He pledged a total of $175 million…
Trial Over Census Citizenship Question Kicks Off Amid Revelation of Trump Administration Deception
Civil rights supporters demonstrate outside the federal courthouse in New York City before a trial challenging the citizenship question on the 2020 census.Ari Berman/Mother Jones Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A federal trial over a controversial question about US citizenship on the 2020 census began Monday under the cloud of a…
It’s 2018 and Abolishing Slavery Is on the Ballot in Colorado
mediaphotos/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday, Colorado voters will head to the polls to decide whether or not slavery should be abolished in the state. Right now, the Colorado constitution includes an 1876 provision that allows convicted criminals to work for no pay. Proponents argue it’s an important step in leaving behind the state’s racist…