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What to Know About Donald Trump’s New $60 Bible – Mother Jones
Mar 27, 2024 · Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. One month after releasing a line of gilded high-tops for $399, Donald Trump revealed on ...
To Understand JD Vance, You Need to Meet the “TheoBros”
Like many TheoBros, Isker sees much to like in Vance. In early July, before Trump announced his running mate, Isker referred to him as “Senator JD Vance (R-Heritage America).”. In late July ...
Are Life Sentences a Merciful Alternative to the Death Penalty?
Mar 12, 2021 · Life without parole has many of the same qualities that make the death penalty so abhorrent. Capital punishment is riddled with racial disparities, junk science, and a legal system that routinely ...
A New Documentary Goes Behind the Scenes of Christian …
May 29, 2024 · The documentary shows how Weyrich used anxieties about desegregation, especially in Christian colleges, to launch a network of think tanks and conferences dedicated to shaping America along ultra ...
US mass shootings, 1982–2024: Data from Mother Jones’ …
Sep 4, 2024 · The full data set from our in-depth investigation into mass shootings. Mark Follman. Gavin Aronsen. Deanna Pan. This database originally covered cases from 1982 to 2012 and has since been updated ...
How Liz Cheney and Her Dad Paved the Way for the Big Lie
May 7, 2021 · Cheney challenges Trump’s Big Lie—I won!—and refuses to whitewash the January 6 attack and Trump’s responsibility for it. Consequently, GOP Big Brother must squash her, and it looks as if ...
Mother Jones – Smart, fearless journalism
Our nonprofit newsroom is built for the chaos and uncertainty ahead. Depend on it, and please stand with us. Autocratic forces are ascendant in America, but the story isn’t fully written. He ...
Christian nationalists dream of taking over America. This …
Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Mike Flynn has hosted NAR leaders on his “ReAwaken America” tour, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has worked with its apostles. Just ...
The History of Mother Jones
The Woman. Mary Harris Jones, also known as Mother Jones, was a labor activist in the United States in the early 1900s. A legend for organizing workers and advancing progressive causes, she is the ...