JD Vance Thinks He Can Sell His Nativism With Cat Memes
Mother Jones; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. At the center of the two biggest controversies of JD Vance’s short political career have been cats. The first came from his attacks against the “childless cat ladies” on the left. More recently, the…
Far-Right Influencers Are Turning Against Trump’s Campaign
White nationalist Nick Fuentes is one of multiple far-right influencers who are disparaging the Trump campaign—but not the candidate.Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Far-right influencers are standing by their man—but not his campaign. The Washington Post on Sunday detailed how…
The Spectacular Implosion of the Libertarian Party
Frustrated by the two-party system? Polling shows you’re not alone, with more Americans than ever supporting the idea of a third party. But the winner of November’s presidential election will be either Biden or Trump, and voters weighing other candidates need to consider if a protest vote to end the duopoly might instead help end…
Charlie Kirk Doesn’t Really Seem to Mind White Nationalism
Mother Jones illustration; Brian Cahn/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2012, Charlie Kirk deferred his acceptance to Baylor University to found Turning Point USA and establish himself as a young conservative whisperer who could convince his peers of the wonders of capitalism. In…
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,…
White Nationalists Are Big Fans of Elon’s “White Genocide” Tweets
Joel Saget/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Elon Musk made his most brazen overture to white nationalists yet on Monday, tweeting about the “white genocide” conspiracy theory in South Africa. In response to a video of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters party posted by…