America’s Voting System Is the Worst, Thumbs Down
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…
Less Than a Day Before First Criminal Trial Begins, Trump Attacks Judge—Again
Trump keeps attacking judges—including the one who will preside over his first criminal trial set to begin Monday.Robin Rayne/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.With less than 24 hours until his first criminal trial kicks off, Donald Trump is doing what you’d probably expect:…
Biden Official: The US Is “Not Looking For a Wider War With Iran”
President Biden mets with members of the National Security Council regarding the unfolding missile attacks on Israel in the Situation Room of the White House Saturday night.Adam Schultz/The White House/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A Biden administration official said this morning that the…
Berkeley’s People’s Park Is a Metaphor That Has Outlived Its Use
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This essay was originally published on Dashka Slater’s Substack, A Sigh of Relief, which you can sign up for here. I was homeless when I started college at the University of California, Berkeley. First-year students weren’t guaranteed housing in…
Iran Launches an Aerial Barrage Against Israel in Retaliation for Embassy Strike
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei photographed on March 1. Khamanei said Israel “must be punished and shall be” after the April 1 attack on Iran’s consular facility in Damascus. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Israel and its allies were scrambling…
A Gazan Mother’s Harrowing Journey to Give Birth
Palestinians inspect the damage at Al-Shifa Hospital complex, following a two-week military operation by the Israeli army in Gaza City.Omar Ishaq/Picture-Alliance/DPA/AP Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In Gaza, the health care system has collapsed, but nearly 200 women each day still need to find…