When White People Became “White People”
Mother Jones illustration Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.How exactly did white people become “white” people? It seems like most white people have no idea about how they came to identify as “white”. That’s a problem. Overlooking this part of our history, I think,…
Tim Scott Once Confronted Racism Head On. Not Anymore.
Mother Jones illustration; Ron Sachs/CNP/ZUMA; Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto/ZUMA; Shay Horse/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Once upon a time, Senator Tim Scott from South Carolina condemned racism. Now, not so much. What happened? The presidential hopeful might be finding it difficult to make headlines…
Yes, Nikki Haley’s Attack on Obama Is Silly. It’s Also Very Telling.
Mother Jones illustration; Jason Lee/The Sun News/ZUMA; Karen Ballard/ZUMA; Joseph Bustos/TNS/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.I get the sense that former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, along with other candidates of her ilk, find themselves most relevant when they’re sparking outrage. One of…
How the Clarence Thomas Scandals Explain His Right-Wing Rulings
Mother Jones; Alex Wong/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“Live through Jim Crow, so you can live off of Harlan Crow.” That’s how MoJo’s Garrison Hayes archly summarizes the hypocrisies of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in light of recent blockbuster revelations that he…
Tucker Carlson Finally Broke His Silence. And It’s the Same Old Bullshit.
Fox News/Mother Jones Illustration Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday evening, Tucker Carlson broke his silence on his surprise firing from Fox News. After saying he’d taken a moment to step back, Carlson lamented that both political parties had cohered around a set…
Kamala Harris Leads a Furious Chorus Over Ouster of Black Tennessee Lawmakers
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn to support two Democratic lawmakers who were expelled from the Tennessee State Legislature.George Walker IV/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Public outrage was immediate and intense on Thursday following the Tennessee legislature’s Republican…