A Chaotic Glimpse of the Classified Documents Recovered at Mar-a-Lago
Most Americans are unfamiliar with the unique experience of hoarding classified documents. But thanks to Donald Trump’s apparent habit of doing exactly that, we now have photographic evidence of what that looks like—or at least how the former president did it at his Mar-a-Lago residence. The Justice Department, in a late-night filing on Tuesday, included…
Inside the Kafkaesque Process for Determining Who Gets Federal Disability Benefits
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Albert Diaz, then 41, took his seat in the Social Security Administration’s hearing room in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in October 2011, he had to lower himself onto his left buttock to avoid stabbing pain in his right leg. His…
Dog Whistle or Just Racist?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Republican strategist Lee Atwater is the godfather of the modern political dog whistle. He didn’t go around calling it that—I can’t actually find any evidence that he even used the term—but in a 1981 interview about how the GOP won…
The Police Are Defunding Minneapolis
Mother Jones illustration; Chris Tuite/ImageSPACE /MediaPunch /IPX/AP; Steijn Leijzer/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2020, the allocation of money within city budgets—and specifically the distribution of Minneapolis’ budget—became a national concern. The slogan was Defund The Police. The idea was to take some…
How Do Mother Jones Readers Feel About Biden’s Student Loan Relief? Their Answers Might Surprise You.
Bonnie Cash/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, President Biden finally unveiled his plan to cancel large portions of student debt—up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients and $10,000 for most others—fulfilling a key campaign promise to deliver relief for a generation saddled…
Forced Parenthood and Failing Safety Nets: This Is Life in Post-Roe America
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Melissa Kearse, a 38-year-old single mother of five, has never had an abortion. She never wanted one. “I come from a very religious background,” she explains, “where my-body-my-choice is not necessarily my body and my choice.” But in her…