"My predictions have a pretty good track record." Sure, Elon. Catch up on all the week’s news at MotherJones.com | Mother Jones
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"My predictions have a pretty good track record." Sure, Elon. Catch up on all the week’s news at MotherJones.com | Mother Jones
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To understand what's going on right now, at breakneck speed, Garrisonhayes argues you need to understand the difference between white supremacy and white nationalism. | Mother Jones
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To understand what's going on right now, at breakneck speed, Garrisonhayes argues you need to understand the difference between white supremacy and white nationalism. | Mother Jones
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“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy." Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after she was forcibly removed from her representative's town hall after he refused to answer her simple question. | Mother Jones
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“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy." Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after she was forcibly removed from her representative's town hall after he refused to answer her simple question. | Mother Jones
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Most of yesterday's intelligence hearing focused on "Signalgate." Something else not to be missed: this exchange between Sen. King (ME-I) Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence. King asked why the 2025 Annual Threat Assessment did not mention climate change, after doing so for 11 years. | Mother Jones
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Most of yesterday's intelligence hearing focused on "Signalgate." Something else not to be missed: this exchange between Sen. King (ME-I) Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence. King asked why the 2025 Annual Threat Assessment did not mention climate change, after doing so for 11 years. | Mother Jones
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Does the Speaker of the House know what's going on in the country? It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware. When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know." Take a look at a few things Mike Johnson doesn't know: | Mother Jones
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Does the Speaker of the House know what's going on in the country? It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware. When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know." Take a look at a few things Mike Johnson doesn't know: | Mother Jones
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This Supreme Court case has the potential to produce the most consequential abortion ruling since Roe was overturned. And it’s based on imaginary patients and junk science. | Mother Jones
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This Supreme Court case has the potential to produce the most consequential abortion ruling since Roe was overturned. And it’s based on imaginary patients and junk science. | Mother Jones
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Over months, we sifted through hundreds of cases filed against one of the nation’s largest for-profit hospital operators. We found a troubling pattern of problems in labor and delivery, with 13 instances of moms and newborns who died and 21 more who suffered severe injuries. Read the full investigation here: https://bit.ly/455xC7O | Mother Jones
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Over months, we sifted through hundreds of cases filed against one of the nation’s largest for-profit hospital operators. We found a troubling pattern of problems in labor and delivery, with 13 instances of moms and newborns who died and 21 more who suffered severe injuries. Read the full investigation here: https://bit.ly/455xC7O | Mother Jones
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SCOTUS’s right-wing bloc sounds ready to axe independent federal agencies—and the precedents that guard them. Oral arguments last week over the president’s power to remove commissioners of independent agencies made it clear where Republican-appointed justices stand. Read more at MotherJones.com | Mother Jones
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Americans nationwide are exercising their right to free speech and assembly. So let's go hear what they have to say. Across the country, what could end up being hundreds of thousands of Americans are joining together in towns, cities, and parks to vocalize their opposition to Donald Trump's wake of destruction. Our reporters are on the ground speaking with everyday people about why they're there and how these actions by the administration are affecting their lives. Follow along for more coverage
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"It's anti-fascist, antifa. I don't believe in fascism. We fought fascism years ago, and we're gonna fight it again." Thousands gathered for San Francisco's No Kings rally on Saturday. Mother Jones digital producers Peter Berger and Anna Yeo talked with a few protesters to find out why they showed up. "My wife is a federal worker. She works, and she's getting no pay. So that has impacted us financially," says Rico, an electrician attending his first protest of Trump's administration. "This is my
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“I am Charlie Kirk.” Last week, Mother Jones national correspondent Kiera Butler spoke to a group of anti-vaccine activists rallying near the Atlanta headquarters of the CDC in support of RFK Jr. Here's what some of them had to say. Read the full report here: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/antivax-rally-cdc-rfk-jr-maha/ | Mother Jones
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Through a spectacularly ham-handed series of moves, the Trump administration has ensured that Epstein conspiracy theories will never really end. The MAGA base, especially its more QAnon-y quadrants, feel deeply betrayed by what they see as an unforgivable level of inaction and obfuscation on Epstein from the Trump administration. @annamerlan fills us in on dead billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's remarkable moment of renewed relevance. Read more here: http://bit.ly/40sQURw | Mother Jones
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HAPPENING NOW: The Stand Up for Science March! There are more than 30 demonstrations across the country protesting the Trump administration's widespread attacks on science. The “Stand Up for Science” organizers call for ending “censorship and political interference in science,” securing and expanding scientific funding, and defending diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in science. Our reporters are on the ground interviewing participants about what brought them out to stand up for sc
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"A vile creature. The worst thing on the face of the earth." Former Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) didn't mince her words when asked about the president in an interview with CNN. Watch— | Mother Jones
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"There's a difference between a 15-year-old and a five-year-old." – Megyn Kelly 😳 | Mother Jones
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It sure looks like someone had a hard time staying awake during their Cabinet meeting... | Mother Jones
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Live from Minneapolis as marches and strikes take over the city. Hundreds of Minnesota businesses—from breakfast spots to bike shops to breweries—are shutting down Friday as part of a general strike pushing ICE out of the state. The "Day of Truth and Freedom" includes protests, prayers, and fasting, organized by a coalition of clergy and supported by labor organizers and the entire Minneapolis City Council. There's also a march planned. All this is even more extraordinary given the Arctic condit
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Rampant mosquitoes swarming the tents. Leaks after summer rainstorms. Excessive heat. Hurricane season around the corner. This is life in "Alligator Alcatraz." Read the full report here: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/alligator-alcatraz-the-mosquitoes-are-getting-worse-life-inside-floridas-secretive-everglades-detention-camp/ | Mother Jones
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“The middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu." Imploring an audience chock-full of European officials at the annual World Economic Forum to recognize that “nostalgia is not a strategy,” Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada rallied middle powers—countries with economies similar to Canada—to bind together in the face of unilateral military and economic coercion by bigger powers. (Unspoken but clear among them: Trump’s America.) In doing so, Carney paint
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Trump's message: The law doesn’t matter, we can do what we want. And that, friends, is authoritarianism. | Mother Jones
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The last week of the August recess brought jeers, laughs, and unanswered questions. At town halls across the country, attendees booed and demanded answers as their GOP representatives tried to defend President Donald Trump’s agenda. Read more about the rowdy town halls here: https://bit.ly/4n4kHbS | Mother Jones
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There's a dark truth behind Trump's tariffs: Absolute control. If you think about politics traditionally, Trump’s tariffs don’t make sense. Presidents’ political fortunes are generally tied to the strength of the economy, so they can be expected not to take actions that almost all economists predict will cause economic pain, both short and long term. So if Trump is willing to hurt the economy, he must be getting something he wants even more in return. That thing is power. With tariffs, Trump can
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Women across the US are facing criminal charges for miscarrying—this is what "fetal personhood" looks like. A report released by Pregnancy Justice—a research, legal, and advocacy group—shows that between June 2022 and June 2024, at least 412 people across the country have been charged for crimes related to their pregnancies, pregnancy losses, or even live births. Mother Jones reporter Abby Vesoulis has identified at least four others outside of their cutoff for research. Collectively, experts sa
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Such extremism! So much terror! | Mother Jones
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Gov. Walz got emotional Thursday, invoking Orwell's 1984 to describe the Trump administration's handling of the Minnesota ICE shooting. | Mother Jones
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"Honest" and "respectful." That's the White House response to the President of the United States calling a reporter "piggy." When asked about the the comment made on Air Force One, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded: "I think the president being frank and open and honest to your faces, rather than hiding behind your backs, is frankly, a lot more respectful than what you saw in the last administration." 🤔 | Mother Jones
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So WTF Just Happened With Health Care and the Shutdown?
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Senate Bill 323, also known as the Unborn Child Protection Act, may be the most draconian abortion legislation to advance in the post–Roe v. Wade era. And even anti-abortion groups have their reservations. | Mother Jones
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In case you missed it: An important update on a situation unfolding that could have dire implications for the future of immigration policy in the United States. Mother Jones reporters Isabela Dias and Noah Lanard have spoken with family members of some of the men who were targeted and detained by the Trump administration, in part, for their tattoos. (As they exclusively reported, one of these young men was targeted for his autism awareness ribbon tattoo.) Dias explains. | Mother Jones
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The US government keeps sharing Nazi propaganda
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