It’s a Workers’ Party Now?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On the first night of the Republican National Convention, I settled into a seat in the upper levels of Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum to watch the most incongruous political address of my life. The speaker was Sean O’Brien, the…
The Republican National Convention Was a “Man’s World”
Nate Gowdy/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Former president Donald Trump walked out onto the floor at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night with a raised fist and a still-bandaged ear, a reminder of the assassination attempt he survived last week.…
Biden or Harris? “Uncommitted” Delegates Just Want Someone to Stop the Bombs.
As of mid-July, two-thirds of Democratic Party voters surveyed by the Associated Press want Joe Biden to withdraw from the Presidential race.Mother Jones; Patrick Semansky/AP, Abed Rahim Khatib/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the Democratic primary, the biggest challenge to President Joe…
Has Prison Programming Recovered from Covid?
Isabel Seliger Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Antoine Davis has been incarcerated in Washington state for 15 years—long enough to remember a time before Covid, when the Washington Corrections Center offered classes on writing, health and fitness, and peer-to-peer self betterment programs. “It…
Amid Today’s Extreme Temperatures, Unpaid Power Bills Could Prove Deadly
Arizona, the state with the highest number of heat deaths annually, has banned utility companies from cutting off households for unpaid bills.Matt York/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Millions of low-income households are at risk of having their power disconnected this…
There Simply Is No J.D. Vance Without Tucker Carlson
Mother Jones illustration; Brian Cahn/ZUMA; Carolyn Kaster/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This week, the Republican National Convention confirmed Ohio senator and Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance as their vice presidential nominee for this year’s election. This came as a surprise to some—especially considering Vance’s comments…