Defend History. Tear Down the Confederate Statues.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters. After the Civil War, Edward Virginius Valentine returned from Europe to his hometown of Richmond, Virginia—the former Confederate capital—and began using his training in classical sculpture to enshrine the myth of the Lost Cause. Over the next few decades Valentine made…
John Leguizamo on Trump, Dirty Jokes, and the Whitewashing of Latinx History
Mark Helenowski/Mother Jones For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Actor, activist, author, and educator John Leguizamo loves that his comedy makes people feel angry. In his 2018 one-man Broadway show, Latin History for Morons (now available on Netflix), the 55-year-old star splices raunchy jokes with history about the genocide…
Another Monument to White Supremacy That Should Come Down? The Electoral College
George Washington presides over the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 25 – September 17, 1787. Hulton Archive/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.We are in a moment of reckoning over racism, not only taking down Confederate statues to eradicate these lingering odes to white supremacy…
Jeff Sessions Ends His Political Career in a Blaze of Racism
Jeff Sessions waves to supporters after voting in the Alabama Republican primary runoff for the U.S. Senate on July 14, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. Michael DeMocker/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Jeff Sessions’ political career came to an end on Tuesday. Sessions had sought to recapture…
Donald Trump Listens to His Gut. And It’s the Gut of a Racist.
Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.With the coronavirus pandemic surging—and deaths and hospitalizations once again increasing—President Trump chose to start this week by attacking a race-car driver. Why would he do that? Simply, because the man is Black. Trump has a track record of demonizing…
The Cleveland Indians Are Considering a Name Change
AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians said Friday night that the team was considering a name change, after the National Football League’s Washington Redskins announced the same thing earlier in the day. “The recent social unrest in our community…