Remembering the Two David Kochs
Mother Jones illustration; Michel Delsol/Getty; Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP David Koch, who died Friday at 79, knew he was living on borrowed time. And for nearly three decades, time was generous with the loan. On February 1, 1991, he was in the first-class cabin of USAir Flight 1493 when the Boeing 737 collided with a SkyWest…
It’s Not Just Fox Pumping Out the Racist “Replacement” Conspiracy. Here Are 15 Republicans Fanning the Flames.
J. Scott Applewhite / AP Earlier this month, a mass shooter killed 22 and injured 24 others at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, specifically targeting Latino immigrants; the shooter had a manifesto, in which he mentioned multiple times the “great replacement,” a racist theory—popular among white supremacists—that white people will be replaced by people…
The Neo-Fascist Proud Boys Organized a “Free Speech” Rally in DC. It Flopped.
A demonstrator on his phone at the the Alt-Right “Demand Free Speech” rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., on July 6, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Gavin McInnes, founder of the neo-fascist group the Proud Boys, was struggling to break apart toy handcuffs he had brought onstage. He planned to use them as a metaphor…
The Neo-Fascist Proud Boys Organized a “Free Speech” Rally in DC Today. It Flopped.
A demonstrator on his phone at the the Alt-Right “Demand Free Speech” rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., on July 6, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Gavin McInnes, founder of the neo-fascist group the Proud Boys, was struggling to break apart toy handcuffs he had brought onstage. He planned to use them as a metaphor…
Missouri’s Last Abortion Clinic Is About to Potentially Close. Its Doctor Explains How They Are Coping.
Abortion-rights supporters march Thursday, May 30, 2019, in St. Louis. A St. Louis judge is deciding whether to grant an order that would allow Missouri’s only abortion clinic to keep its license to perform abortions past Friday.Jeff Roberson/AP Photo The fate of Missouri’s last abortion clinic hangs in the balance as a circuit court judge considers the…
Rep. Ilhan Omar Keeps Getting Death Threats
Douglas Christian/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Friday, federal court filings revealed that a New York man, Patrick W. Carlineo, had been arrested and charged with threatening to assault and murder Representative Ilhan Omar. The Democratic congresswoman, who represents a Minneapolis-based district, was first elected to Congress in 2018,…