America’s Right-Wing “Patriots” Are Fawning Over the British Monarchy to Own the Libs
Patrick van Katwijk/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.I’m not American. I’m still learning things about this great country. That America fought a big war of independence, however, is not one of them. It’s in the…
The Most Radical Republicans Aren’t in Congress, They’re in the State Houses
Joel Marklund/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Erika Geiss felt a tinge of déjà vu on January 6. She watched in horror and disbelief as thousands of rioters—driven by Trump’s big lie that the 2020 election…
Mississippi Just Banned Trans Athletes. South Dakota Isn’t Far Behind.
A parent protests in South Dakota.Stephen Groves/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Thursday, the governor of Mississippi signed into law a bill that prohibits transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams, making it the…
The War on Trans Kids Is Coming for Dr. Izzy Lowell
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Three years ago, when Marshall was 13 years old, he asked his mom if she would buy him a binder for his upcoming seventh grade graduation. She asked what he needed—three-ring?…
GOP Congressman Skipped the Stimulus Vote to Appear at a White Nationalist Event
Bill Clark/CNP via ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz) skipped key votes in the House of Representatives, citing the “ongoing public health emergency,” to instead attend a conference hosted by white supremacists…
How Trump Unleashed a Domestic Terrorism Movement—And What Experts Say Must Be Done to Defeat It
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Even the wifi password was a signal. Attendees at President Donald Trump’s rally in Dalton, Georgia, on January 4 who wanted to log in to the Make America Great network had…