Joe Biden Promised to Be a Bridge. Democrats Finally Made It to the Other Side.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The operating word of the Democratic National Convention was “vibes.” They’re good, if you haven’t heard. They’ve shifted. For a group of people often dismissively referred to as “bedwetters,” Democrats are as excited as they’ve ever been at…
Prosecutor vs. Felon: The Narrative That Dominated the DNC Was Powerful…and Problematic
Mother Jones illustration; Eric Risberg/AP, Steven Hirsch/New York Post/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. A familiar script echoed throughout the United Center arena on Monday night: “In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate but equally important groups. The…
Elon Musk’s Lawyers Quietly Subpoena Public Interest Groups
Mother Jones; Marc Piasecki/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Lawyers representing Elon Musk and X, previously known as Twitter, have quietly begun sending subpoenas to a host of public interest groups, Mother Jones has learned. Most of the targeted organizations have signed open…
A Happy Marriage at the DNC: Coastal Liberalism and Prairie Progressivism
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. If you did a word cloud diagram of the Democratic convention in Chicago, the two big words that appear would be “freedom” and “joy.” Less prominent, if it showed up at all, would be “progressive.” Yet the Democrats…
Kamala Harris Barely Mentioned Climate at the DNC. Does It Matter?
Mother Jones illustration; Nathan Howard/Sipa/AP, NOAA/AP In a personal, wide-ranging speech to close out the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday night, Vice President Kamala Harris briefly touched on climate change, but largely avoided the topic. Many “fundamental freedoms are at stake” in this election, Harris said, including the “freedom to breathe clean air…
“Kamala Harris for the People”: Veep Vows to Defeat “Deeply Unserious” Trump
Kamala Harris speaks at the 2024 Democratic National ConventionBrandon Bell/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic party’s nomination for president on Thursday night in Chicago. It was a historic moment for the country and for Harris, who…