The Murder Rate Fell at the Fastest-Ever Pace Last Year—and It’s Still Falling
Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Former President Donald Trump wants you to believe that violence is surging. “All over the world crime is down; all over the world—except here,” he said during his debate with Vice President Kamala…
Evangelicals Have a Plan to Flip 19 Key Counties
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last Saturday, vice presidential candidate JD Vance appeared at an event in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, hosted by Lance Wallnau, a self-proclaimed “apostle,” which means he’s a leader in a rapidly growing religious movement called the…
The Hawaii Senator Who Faced Down Racism and Ableism—And Killed Nazis
Sen. Daniel Inouye in 1964, during his first term in the Senate.Wally McNamee/Corbis/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Daniel Inouye wanted to serve the United States from a young age. Growing up in Hawaii, he was rattled by the attack on Pearl Harbor;…
Tim Walz Just Reminded Us What Happened to Trump’s Last Running Mate
Mother Jones; Matt Rourke/AP; Michele Crowe/CBS/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. JD Vance did a decent job for the first 94 minutes of Tuesday night’s debate. “Vance’s Dominant Debate Performance Shows Why He’s Trump’s Running Mate,” a post from the Vance-pilled New York…
Vance Dodged a Simple Question About Trump Calling Climate Change a “Hoax”
Mother Jones; Matt Rourke/AP; Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In a debate-night surprise, climate science got near-top billing during the vice presidential face-off between Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance in New York on Tuesday, as the sprawling impacts of…
When Vance Said Abortion Rights Should Be “Left to the States,” He Ignored an Inconvenient Fact
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim WalzJulia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance has a refrain he loves to repeat when he’s questioned about his draconian…