How We Let Ukraine—and the World—Down
Natali Sevriukova reacts next to her house following a rocket attack on the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, on February, 25.Emilio Morenatti/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Editor’s note: This essay by David Corn first appeared in his newsletter, Our Land. But we wanted to…
There Are Many Words for Vladimir Putin. Is “Strongman” One?
Cemal Yurttas/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Calling Vladimir Putin a “strongman” has a long history and fresh meaning as blood is spilled in his name across Ukraine. In recent days, he has been called a “strongman” by the New York Times,…
Putin Invaded Ukraine, and Steve Bannon Says That’s a Good Reason to Impeach Biden
Al Drago/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Thursday, Steve Bannon, the former Trump administration official and 2020 election results denier, turned his podcast into a litany of grievances against President Joe Biden, the Clintons, and the other usual targets. Then he called for impeachment…
The World’s Next Great Humanitarian Crisis Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes
People lie in the Kyiv subway, using it as a bomb shelter following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.Zoya Shu/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on Thursday portends a deep, destructive conflict that…
“This is a Dangerous Moment for All of Europe”: Biden Unveils “Crushing” Sanctions to Punish Russia
Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.President Joe Biden unveiled a new set of “crushing” economic penalties today, designed to attack vast tracts of the Russian economy for what he called President Vladimir Putin’s “flagrant violation of international law.” “We have purposely designed these…
Here’s How Trump’s Russia Hoax Led to Death and Destruction in Ukraine
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.For years, Donald Trump has incessantly railed against what he called “the Russia hoax” and denied Vladimir Putin’s attack on the United States. Yet the real Russia con was that very dismissal. And this fraud, perpetuated by Trump,…