Amid Fresh New Trump Attacks, Biden Will Honor Georgia Election Workers
Jacquelyn Martin/ Associated Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.President Joe Biden on Friday, the two-year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, will award Presidential Citizens Medals to twelve individuals, including law enforcement officials who suffered injuries from the violence…
Herschel Walker Once Said He Was the Target of Racism. Now He Claims It Doesn’t Exist.
Herschel Walker speaks during a campaign rally in Greensboro, Georgia, on November 29.John Bazemore/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Not too long ago, Herschel Walker said he had experienced racism, having been stopped and harassed by the police because he was a Black man.…
The Supreme Court Just Heard Another Case Where the Idea of Equality Is Warped to Privilege White People
A photo of the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. taken on Oct. 31, 2022. Liu Jie/Xinhua/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard an under-covered but very important case about the the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a law…
Ethnic Studies Faces Threats Again in Arizona. That Won’t Deter the Woman Who Helped Create It.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One of the most intense races in Arizona this midterm election concerns public education: Republican Tom Horne, the architect of a state law used to ban Tucson Unified’s Mexican American Studies classes a decade ago, is back on the…
The GOP Is Trying to Throw Out Thousands of Votes in Detroit—Again
Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Absentee ballot processing is kicking off today in Michigan, and the Trump-backed candidate running to become the state’s top election official is already trying to throw out tens of thousands votes—specifically in the Democratic stronghold…
The Supreme Court Wants to Move on From Racism Already
Protesters gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears two cases on affirmative action on Monday, October 31, 2022. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The conservative Supreme Court appears poised to ban the use of race in…