Georgia Republicans Are Doubling Down on Racist Voter Suppression
Georgia Rep. Barry Fleming next to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in 2019Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.After Donald Trump failed to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, Republicans in the state’s legislature are…
Trump’s Lawyers Won’t Renounce the ‘Big Lie’—and Neither Will the GOP
Bruce Castor, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks during the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 12, 2021. Senate Television via AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of…
How a Three-Word Phrase Sabotaged Black Voting Rights, and How They Can Be Reconstructed
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In 1866, an Army officer named Robert Avery was stationed in North Carolina when he began hearing disturbing reports: Former rebels were rounding up as many Black men as they could…
After Trump Failed to Overturn 2020 Election, Republicans Are Trying to Steal the Next One
Supporters of Donald Trump protest near the Georgia state capitol, Nov. 7, 2020 in Atlanta. John Bazemore/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In 2015, white members of the board of elections in Hancock County, Georgia—a majority-Black…
The Senate Has Used the Filibuster to Block Civil Rights Bills for Decades. That’s Another Reason for Dems to Ditch It.
Gripas Yuri/Abaca via ZUMA Press Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) has a pair of priorities as his party assumes control of the Senate for the first time in six years. One is…
The Insurrection Was Put Down. The GOP Plan For Minority Rule Marches On
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In 2018, Democrats swept every statewide race in Wisconsin, ending nearly a decade of Republican rule. “The voters spoke,” Democrat Tony Evers said after defeating incumbent Gov. Scott Walker. “A change…