Trump’s Trial Marks the Return of “Individual-1”
Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial.Michael Nagle/Pool/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The justice system finally caught up with Individual-1—a.k.a. Donald J. Trump. On the opening day of Trump’s…
Donald Trump’s Historic Hush-Money Trial Finally Begins
The hush money trial of former President Trump begins Monday with jury selection.Jeenah Moon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.So, here we are. The first day of the first criminal trial of a former US president. Can it get more extraordinary than that? “He keeps…
Your Turn: Mother Jones Readers Sound Off on Voting Third Party
Mother Jones; Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/Getty, Christopher Evans/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Frustrated by the two-party system? Polling shows you’re not alone, with more Americans than ever supporting the idea of a third party. But the winner of November’s presidential election…
Ralph Nader Would Like to Stop Having to Explain Why the Spoiler Coverage Is Stupid
Frustrated by the two-party system? Polling shows you’re not alone, with more Americans than ever supporting the idea of a third party. But the winner of November’s presidential election will be either Biden or Trump, and voters weighing other candidates need to consider if a protest vote to end the duopoly might instead help end…
The Spectacular Implosion of the Libertarian Party
Frustrated by the two-party system? Polling shows you’re not alone, with more Americans than ever supporting the idea of a third party. But the winner of November’s presidential election will be either Biden or Trump, and voters weighing other candidates need to consider if a protest vote to end the duopoly might instead help end…
Wenatchi-P’squosa People Target Solar Project on Washington’s Badger Mountain
Darnell Sam, a former tribal business councilmember and current traditional territories coordinator for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, speaks at the gathering he helped organize at Badger Mountain.Emree Weaver / High Country News This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On a Thursday…