New Podcast Episode: The Debate Gave Americans the Starkest Choice Yet. That’s a Good Thing.
Julio Cortez/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The first presidential debate of the 2020 election this was a night of headache-inducing Trumpian nihilism, as our colleague Clara Jeffery wrote last night. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was visibly trying to stay calm, focus…
CNN’s Brian Stelter: The Trump-Fox Codependency Is More Dangerous Than You Think
Jeff Roberson/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.It is impossible to tell the story of President Trump’s rise to power without understanding his relationship with Fox News. Together they form one of modern America’s most defining duos, argues CNN’s chief media correspondent, Brian…
“We Know How to Lead.” Rep. Barbara Lee on Kamala Harris and the Unifying Power of Black Women
Bastiaan Slabbers/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Rep. Barbara Lee is a big fan of fellow Californian Sen. Kamala Harris. Last year, Lee was the first high-profile politician to endorse Kamala Harris’ bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. After Joe Biden clinched the top spot in the…
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…
Trump Has Made More Than 18,000 False Claims Since Taking Office. Voters May Have Finally Had Enough.
Stefani Reynolds/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Nine years after award-winning reporter Glenn Kessler became the editor and chief writer of the Washington Post’s “Fact Checker,” “awarding Pinocchios” has entered the vernacular of Washington insiders as a euphemism for “calling out falsehoods.” Using a sliding scale of one…
Stacey Abrams on Trump: “We Should Be Frightened, But We Should Also Be Fighting.”
Alyssa Pointer/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, sparked a national panic attack on Tuesday when he suggested to Time that he had personal insight into whether or not the 2020 election would take place, leaving room for some doubt. “It’s not my…