Abortion Is Coming to the DNC and the Right Is Freaking Out
When Planned Parenthood announced it would offer free medication abortions and vasectomies near the DNC this week, the right began freaking out.Aaron Schwartz/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Abortion is coming to the Democratic National Convention this week…and conservatives are not okay. Access…
Kamala Harris Is Making the Presidential Race Competitive Again
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris join hands at an event at Prince George’s County. Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Less than a month ago, President Joe Biden was still the Democratic nominee and Donald Trump and his allies…
Migrant Encounters at the Border Hit Lowest Number in Four Years
A general view of the border wall from the side of the United States.Michael Ho Wai Lee/SIPA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Friday, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released an update that one would think would please Republicans decrying a Joe…
Chicago’s Mayor Owes His Career to Activism. How Will He Handle Demonstrators at the DNC?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Shortly before Chicago’s 2023 mayoral election, Brandon Johnson appeared at a roundtable attended by the progressive activists and modern-day abolitionists powering his shoestring campaign. Johnson’s political beginnings weren’t that different from those of the activists supporting his candidacy.…
The War on Drug Prices Is Just Getting Started
Prescription drugs at a Manhattan pharmacy in July.Spencer Platt/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Thursday, the Biden administration announced that it had negotiated down the cost of the 10 most costly drugs covered by Medicare in a landmark deal. Once the reduced…
National Black Farmers Group Says Supporting GOP Ticket Is “Off the Table” After JD Vance’s Attack
John Boyd, founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, said Sen. JD Vance’s comments about federal benefits for Black farmers were “disgraceful, deplorable, dumb, degrading, and disrespectful.”Courtesy John Boyd Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said a lot…