The Ghosts of 1968 Haunting Joe Biden
There are important historical differences between the two political eras. But eerie parallels are mounting.Samuel Corum/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. They say history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes—and 2024 is, no matter how inconvenient for an embattled Joe Biden, resonating…
Joe Biden or Kamala Harris: Which Risk Is the Better Risk?
White House/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. By now, anyone who follows presidential politics has an opinion on what President Joe Biden should do following his debate meltdown that raised questions, concerns, and fears about his mental acuity. So far, a small number…
Abortion Bans Are Also Terrible for Babies
Mother Jones; Getty; Clark Van Der Beken/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In many ways, the end of Roe v Wade didn’t happen when the US Supreme Court issued its decision to overrule Roe in the Dobbs case in June 2022. Rather, it…
Has the Supreme Court Just Set the Stage for More Political Violence?
Gary Roush, of College Park, Md., protests outside of the Supreme Court, Monday, July 1, 2024, after court decisions were announced in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that former President Donald Trump…
The Democrats Going Public With Their Concerns Over Biden
Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Lloyd Doggett and Joe BidenMother Jones; Bonnie Cash/Pool/CNP/ZUMA; Drew Angerer/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) on Tuesday became the first Democrat in office to call for President Biden to drop out of the general election in…
How RFK Jr. Falsely Denied His Connection to a Deadly Measles Outbreak in Samoa
Mother Jones; Michael Brochstein/ZUMA; Cynthia S. Goldsmith/CDC Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Appearing in Shot in the Arm, a 2023 documentary about vaccine opposition, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was asked about the deadly measles outbreak that occurred in Samoa in 2019 and claimed…