The Afghanistan Debacle: How Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden Bamboozled the American Public
Taliban fighters are seen on the back of a vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan after seizing control of the city.AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Editor’s note: This must-read essay from David Corn appears in his new newsletter, This Land. We’re still piloting the project,…
Bar Rescue Host and Laura Ingraham Discuss Cutting Unemployment Aid to Make Workers “Hungry” Like an “Obedient Dog”
Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Jon Taffer, the host of the reality show Bar Rescue, has got a plan to stop the ongoing crisis of people not wanting to work crap jobs for low pay in the…
Biden Administration Promises to Help School Districts That Defy DeSantis’ Mask Mandate Ban
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the American Legislative Exchange Council Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Biden Administration is offering a helping hand to school districts that are fed up…
Restorative Justice Won’t Work Without This Crucial Piece
Martin Barraud/Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Cook County Associate Judge Stuart Katz wanted to try something completely different. The Illinois juvenile court judge was sick of the usual options: locking up young people or sentencing them to community service. More…
Who Is Mayim Bialik? A Terrible Choice for Jeopardy Host
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Yesterday, the producers of the long-running gameshow Jeopardy! announced two new co-hosts to replace the late Alex Trebek: the show’s executive producer Mike Richards and actress Mayim Bialik. Richards has his own issues—including being named in a…
Despair Not! Vaccination Rates Continue to Rise
A nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a kid at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing and vaccination site at Barnett Park in Orlando.Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Even as the highly transmissible Delta variant rampages through the country, there’s a…