Christian Nationalists Dream of Taking Over America. This Movement Is Actually Doing It.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. One August evening, I drove through the cornfields and dairy farms of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to attend a government-themed prayer night at Ephrata Community Church. The sprawling house of worship looks like an office park and houses a…
Right-Wing Think Tank Targets Efforts to Educate Federal Judges on Climate Science
Leonard Leo has been at the center of conservative efforts to influence the federal courts.Carolyn Kaster/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A right-wing organization is attacking efforts to educate judges about the climate crisis. The group appears to be connected to Leonard Leo, the architect of the…
Confessions of a (Former) Christian Nationalist
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In 2014, at an elegant gala inside the Supreme Court’s gilded Great Hall, a tuxedoed Justice Clarence Thomas turned to me and voiced his approval for my work. I glanced over to where Chief Justice John Roberts and…
A Hopeful Week for Abortion Rights: Four State Courts Issue Favorable Rulings
Protesters supporting abortion rights chant outside the Nebraska legislative chamber in May 2023.Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. More than two years since the overturn of Roe v Wade, legal battles over abortion laws are as chaotic as ever. But…
Women on TikTok Are Schooling a Trump Ally Who Denied People Are “Bleeding Out” Due To Abortion Bans
Former Trump White House official John McEntee.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When Project 2025 staffer and former Trump White House personnel chief John McEntee tried to score points on social media on Thursday by denying that women were “bleeding out” due…
As the Voting Rights Act Nears 60, Conservative Judges Are Gutting It From Every Angle
Mother Jones; Washington Bureau/Getty; Tim Mossholder/Unsplash; National Archives Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. “Today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield,” President Lyndon Johnson declared 59 years ago today, as he signed…