School Boards Have Long Been a Tool of White Supremacy
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.At raucous school board meetings across the country, disgruntled parents have grabbed the mic to represent the political desires of the Republican Party. Once-innocuous local gatherings have become anti–critical race theory caucuses administered by white people. In…
Across the Country, Republican Groups Are Holding “Vigils” for January 6 “Patriot Martyrs”
A man dressed as George Washington kneels and prays near the Washington Monument on January 6, 2021. Carolyn Kaster/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On the one-year anniversary of January 6, local Republican groups are planning “vigils” for those arrested for laying…
Glenn Youngkin’s Campaign Is About One Racist Thing
Cliff Owen/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.At the end of October, I was lucky enough to be off from work and watched more television than usual. Living in Washington, DC, means that we may not have representation in Congress or a…
He Was a Board Member of the Oath Keepers. Now, He’s Holding State-Approved Trainings for Law Enforcement in Texas.
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On a glorious Saturday morning in October, about 75 people are gathered inside an airy warehouse on the wooded grounds of Foam Works, a local insulation company on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The mostly white, middle-aged crowd sports Trump…
Nearly 100 Confederate Monuments Were Toppled Last Year. What Happened to Them?
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.It’s been a long time since I sat in an American history class, but what I remember of my education in Jacksonville, Florida, in the 1980s and ’90s is how much of it was not fact, but…
Heeding Steve Bannon’s Call, Election Deniers Organize to Seize Control of the GOP—and Reshape America’s Elections
Scott Olson/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This story was originally published by ProPublica. One of the loudest voices urging Donald Trump’s supporters to push for overturning the presidential election results was Steve Bannon. “We’re on the point of attack,” Bannon, a…