The Most Radical Republicans Aren’t in Congress, They’re in the State Houses
Joel Marklund/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.Erika Geiss felt a tinge of déjà vu on January 6. She watched in horror and disbelief as thousands of rioters—driven by Trump’s big lie that the 2020 election…
“The World Tried to Make Women Like You Wilt. You Didn’t”: How Maria Garcia—and a Whole Generation—Are Honoring Selena and Finding Themselves
“Anything for Selena” is about so much more than the career of Selena Quintanilla.Illustration by Iliana Galvez 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.Anything for Selena is more than a podcast about the iconic 1990s superstar Selena…
Putin Did It Again: New Intelligence Report Says Moscow Helped Trump in 2020
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.Vladimir Putin did it again. After directing Russian intelligence to attack the election to boost Donald Trump in 2016, the Russian leader launched another covert assault on American democracy…
Russia Worked to Boost Trump in 2020—With Help From Giuliani, Fox News, and OANN
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani conducts a press conference at Republican National Committee headquarters on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Rod Lamkey – Cnp/CNP via ZUMA Wire) 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.Elements in the Russian government, including…
Violence Against Women Act Runs Into GOP Objections on Guns and Trans Rights
Vice President Joe Biden holds up a report as he speaks at the National Archives in Washington to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. Biden said violence against women is the ugliest form of violence there is. He’s calling it a stain on America’s national character that…
The Texas Freeze Set Off a Methane Bomb
Interstate 45 near The Woodlands, Texas covered in snow.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle via 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.One night last month during the historic winter storm in Texas, Sharon Wilson was huddling in her…