Democrats Put Voting Rights Front and Center on Convention’s Final Night
People wait for service at a post office in New York on Wednesday.Wang Ying/Xinhua via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As Democrats made their final plea for Americans’ votes on the last night of their party convention, their central message was about preserving the right to…
Joe Biden’s Opponents Hug It Out
Democratic National Convention/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Democratic National Convention may be virtual but it didn’t stop the field of 2020 primary contestants from having a nice family dinner. Even eight months ago it would’ve been hard to imagine Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg,…
A Kid With a Stutter Just Delivered the Most Powerful Two Minutes of the Democratic National Convention
Thirteen-year-old Brayden Harrington, who has a stutter, went on national television on Thursday night to endorse Joe Biden for president at the Democratic National Convention. As Harrington explains, the former vice president, who has also struggled with a stutter since childhood, gave Harrington the confidence to confront something that has “bothered [him] his whole life.”…
Watch Joe Biden’s Full Speech to the 2020 Democratic National Convention
Former vice president Joe Biden headlined the fourth and final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Thursday after accepting his party’s nomination for president earlier this week. Biden’s speech serves as the capstone to this year’s Democratic National Convention. The virtual convention featured impassioned speeches from party powerhouses like Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton,…
Tammy Duckworth: Trump Is a “Coward-in-Chief”
Democratic National Convention V/CNP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In remarks on the last night of the Democratic National Convention, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) called it like she sees it: President Donald Trump is a “coward-in-chief.” The Iraq War veteran, speaking with the US Capitol in the…
Trump’s Latest Attempt to Punish Iran Is Too Much, Even for Famous Iran Hawk John Bolton
Liu Jie/Xinhua/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo formally invoked a provision of the Iran nuclear deal on Thursday that would install “snapback” sanctions on the country through the United Nations. It’s a controversial and legally ambiguous move that has been opposed by…