Minority Rule Is Threatening American Democracy Like Never Before
This story is adapted from Ari Berman’s new book, Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It, which will be published April 23. A day ahead of the third anniversary of January 6, President Joe Biden traveled to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania—where George Washington encamped during the Revolutionary War—before…
Alabama Lawmakers Want Prison for False Reporting Charges. That Could Have Serious Consequences.
Molly Mendoza Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last year, 25-year-old Carlee Russell called 911 in Hoover, Alabama, reporting that there was a child on the interstate. Then Russell vanished, and no child was found. A massive search effort followed, along with a national media…
In Alabama, Abortion and IVF Helped Flip a Red Seat in a Special Election
Marilyn Lands flipped a seat in the Alabama legislature by campaigning on abortion rights.Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, Alabama provided even more evidence of what we already know to be true: Abortion rights win elections. Democrat Marilyn…
Former RNC Chair Just Admitted She Has Some Differences With Trump
Donald Trump listens as RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel speaks during a campaign rally in Missouri in 2018. (AP/Jeff Roberson Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In a Sunday appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel launched her campaign to rewrite her history of…
What a Coup! NBC News Just Hired Ronna McDaniel.
Mother Jones illustration; Ricky Fitchett/ZUMA Wire; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, NBC News announced the newest hire to its politics team—former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, who stepped down from her old post earlier this month so that former President…
This Is a “Solvable” Crisis: Denver’s Mayor on How the City Is Handling Migrant Arrivals
Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On his first day in office in the summer of 2023, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston declared a state of emergency to combat homelessness. He activated the city’s emergency operations center, aiming to place 1,000 people…