Proud Boys Leader Now Says He’s Not Proud of His Crimes
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio during a rally in Portland, Oregon, on September 26, 2020Allison Dinner/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Enrique Tarrio, the swaggering “chairman” of the violent far-right group known as the Proud Boys, says he’s no longer proud of…
One Year After George Floyd’s Murder, the Racial Reckoning Gave Way to a Backlash
Daniel Cole/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.It has now been a year since white police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for approximately nine minutes, while a crowd of bystanders…
The GOP Is Turning the January 6 Insurrection Into a New Lost Cause
Lev Radin/SIPA USA/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.On January 6, the day Congress was scheduled to certify the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election and declare Joe Biden the victor, thousands of supporters of…
The Real ID Gives the Government New License to Exclude
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.1. Beginning in May 2023, the Department of Homeland Security will require anyone who wants to board a flight within the United States to produce “Real ID”–compliant identification like the driver’s…
The Fight Over Captain America’s Legacy Isn’t Just Happening on TV
A Trump supporter wears a T-shirt referencing Captain America during a protest in Miami on November 5, 2020.Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty 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.So much of the drama in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,…
The Fight Over Captain America’s Legacy Isn’t Just Happening on TV
A Trump supporter wears a T-shirt referencing Captain America during a protest in Miami on November 5, 2020Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty 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.So much of the drama in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,…