Ethnic Studies Faces Threats Again in Arizona. That Won’t Deter the Woman Who Helped Create It.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One of the most intense races in Arizona this midterm election concerns public education: Republican Tom Horne, the architect of a state law used to ban Tucson Unified’s Mexican American Studies classes a decade ago, is back on the…
Arizona’s GOP Candidates Made Their Name on Election Denialism. Now, They’re Not Talking About It.
Mark Finchem, who has falsely claimed Trump won the 2020 presidential election, campaigns at an event in Tucson on November 6, 2022.Christopher Brown/Zumapress Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Republicans running for statewide office in Arizona, each among the most extreme in the country,…
Why Are Right-Wing Groups Targeting a Law Aimed at Protecting Native Families?
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2016, a Navajo and Cherokee 10-month-old named Zachary arrived in the home of a white, evangelical couple named Jennifer and Chad Brackeen. The Brackeens lived on an acre lot outside of Fort Worth, Texas,…
US Midterms Cast a Long Shadow Over Cop27 Climate Summit
COP 27 in Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt world cloud.Getty Images For Joe Biden, the United Nations climate summit in Egypt is the crowning stage to trumpet the US finally passing major legislation to slow dangerous global heating. But the thoughts of the US president and delegates from around the world are likely to nervously flit to events…
Trump Cements Your Upcoming Week of Hell With More Reelection Hints
Kyle Mazza/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In spite of losing a reelection bid, getting twice impeached, and facing a litany of lawsuits, Donald Trump is all but certain to run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. GOP politicians have long treated the former…
Has Joe Biden Lowballed the Threat to American Democracy?
President Joe Biden leaves the stage after speaking about threats to democracy on November 2, 2022, in Washington, DC. Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Editor’s note: The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter is written by David twice a week…