The Oscar-Nominated Writers of Judas and the Black Messiah “Just Wanted to Make a Good Film for Fred”
Keith and Kenny Lucas, co-screenwriters of “Judas and the Black Messiah.”Desiree Navarro/WireImage/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In Judas and the Black Messiah, the life of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, a revolutionary socialist who was committed…
Businessman Convicted of Foreign Lobbying Crimes Paid for Secret Trump White House Mission to Qatar
Imaad Zuberi (left) leaves a federal courthouse with his attorney in Los Angeles on February 18, 2021.Brian Melley/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In June 2017, two former US officials, John Allen, a retired US Marine…
Video Shows a Chicago 13-Year-Old Had His Hands Up. An Officer Shot and Killed Him.
Chris Sweda/TNS/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Chicago police on Thursday released body-cam video from the police officer who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo late last month. The video contains a crucial detail that was lacking…
Chauvin’s Lawyer Uses the “Everything but the Knee” Defense
Court TV Pool/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Wednesday, in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white Minneapolis police officer accused of murder, a defense witness introduced a brand new theory of what killed George…
The First ChessKid USA Girls and Women’s Championship Is 2 Days Away
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.There are many reasons to mark the moment in chess, especially if you study the game and the history of human rights movements that run through it. The expansion of educational…
No Hoax: New Report Says Trump’s 2016 Campaign Shared Info With Russian Intelligence
Evan Vucci/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Imagine this news flash: the campaign manager of Joe Biden’s presidential bid throughout the 2020 race was in continuous and covert contact with a Chinese intelligence officer whom had…