Marjorie Taylor Greene’s District Is Bluer Than You’d Think
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene greets supporters at a Bikers for Trump rally in north Georgia, in the state’s 14th District. Robin Rayne/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Deep in northwest Georgia, in what was once a patchwork of forest and farms, sits Paulding…
One Scientist’s Quest for an Accessible, Unhackable Voting Machine
Juan Gilbert/YouTube This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In late 2020, a large box arrived at Juan Gilbert’s office at the University of Florida. The computer science professor had been looking for this kind of product for months. Previous orders had yielded poor results. This time,…
The Path to Restoring Abortion Access in Wisconsin Hinges on the November Midterms
Demonstrators protest outside the state Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin in response to the leaked Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For three and a half years, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ veto pen was the only…
Jan. 6 Rioter Who Dragged a Police Officer Into the Crowd Gets 7.5 Years in Prison
hoto By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday, a US District Court judge sentenced a January 6 rioter to seven years and six months in prison for dragging DC police Officer Michael Fanone into the angry mob…
The Blob Delivers a Message: Shut Up About Ukraine
Congressional Progressive Caucus Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Chair, with Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) Mark Takano (D-Calif) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) in August. All four signed and later renounced the progressive letter on Ukraine.Graeme Sloan/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Amid the lingering freakout over the…
For the First Time, Liz Cheney Endorses a Democrat
Tom Williams/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Liz Cheney’s mission to keep Donald Trump out of the White House hasn’t gone over well with her fellow Republicans. But the one-time GOP firebrand has opened a new chapter of her political career, and it involves formally…