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Stop the Steal Never Stopped

When the FBI showed up at a warehouse in Fulton County, Georgia, to seize hundreds of boxes of 2020 election records this past January, County...

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Why We Need Weavers

The Woven Ecosystem: Why the Climate Future Belongs to the Weavers In the high-stakes theater of the climate crisis, we are conditioned to hunt for a...

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U.s. climate action network

“It’s Life Alert or Rent”: Montana Trailer Park Tenants Are on Rent Strike

35-year-old Benjamin Moore has lived in Mountain Meadows Mobile Home Park, outside Bozeman, Montana, since he was 17. This month, for the first time,...

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Sophie Hurwitz

“Counterterrorism” Now Officially Means Targeting Trans People

On Wednesday, the White House released a new “United States Counterterrorism Strategy,” the first such directive since a 2021 Biden-era memo...

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Sophie Hurwitz

Blame John Roberts for Destroying the Voting Rights Act

The recent Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which effectively killed the last remaining provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, was...

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Ari Berman

They Were Held in Cages in the Florida Sun. Now “Alligator Alcatraz” May Finally Be Shutting Down.

The notorious Florida immigrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” may be winding down operations soon, Gov. Ron DeSantis acknowledged...

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Laura C. Morel

Republicans Don’t Need to Win Elections Anymore. They Just Need Their Judges.

The redistricting news for Democrats has gone from bad to worse. A week after the US Supreme Court effectively destroyed the Voting Rights Act,...

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Ari Berman

The Trumps’ Companies Are Losing Millions of Dollars on Bitcoin

Donald Trump and his family have added billions to their net worth since Inauguration Day, with much of that new wealth coming from a dizzying array...

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Russ Choma

With Tesla Big Rigs Rolling Out, California Can Breathe Easier

This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Back in 2017, Tesla promised to...

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Jeff St. John

Mr. Wonderful’s Utah Data Center Will Be More Than Twice as Big as Manhattan

Kevin O’Leary is best known as “Mr. Wonderful” on Shark Tank, or maybe as the bad guy from Marty Supreme. On Shark Tank, he invests in—or...

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Sophie Hurwitz

They Came for Mifepristone. The Abortion Rights Movement Is Ready.

Medication abortion is back at the US Supreme Court—which is exactly where abortion opponents want it. Last week, in a late Friday afternoon move...

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Nina Martin

The Roberts Court Takes a Page from Plessy v. Ferguson

Nothing is new and history repeats. When the Supreme Court delivered a death blow to the 1965 Voting Rights Act last month, endangering the project of...

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Pema Levy And Patrick Caldwell

After SCOTUS Destroyed the Voting Rights Act, Southern States Rush to Pass Jim Crow Voting Maps

Just a week after the Supreme Court effectively destroyed the key remaining provision of the Voting Rights Act, Tennessee on Thursday is set to become...

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Ari Berman

ICE Keeps Detaining the Same US Citizen Again, and Again, and Again. He’s Fighting Back.

On the morning of May 2, Leonardo Garcia Venegas was driving home from a convenience store run in Silverhill, Alabama, when he noticed an unmarked...

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Isabela Dias

USDA Plan to Jack Up Line Speeds at Meatpacking Plants Seems Like a Terrible Idea

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In February, the United States...

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Frida Garza

FBI Raids Office of Lawmaker Who Led Virginia Redistricting

On Wednesday, FBI agents reportedly raided the office and business of state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, the Virginia legislator and prominent leader of the...

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Arianna Coghill

As Household Bills Soar, Activists Dream of a Green New Deal Remake

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Americans do not care about the...

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Dharna Noor

Is Trump a Racist? Let’s Look at the Stats

A version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and...

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David Corn

The Secrets Behind “The Talented Mr. Epstein”

In 2002, journalist Vicky Ward—then a writer for Vanity Fair magazine—was assigned to investigate a mysterious New York City financier named...

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Republicans Claim Widespread Food Stamp Fraud. What’s Missing: Hard Evidence.

The US Department of Agriculture has spent the past week notifying people that the country is (allegedly) overrun by individuals who are fraudulently...

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Sophie Hurwitz

Exclusive: The Only Woman on Death Row in Mississippi Alleges New Civil Rights Violations in Confinement

Lisa Jo Chamberlin, who spoke to a Mississippi reporter in January about her experiences as the only woman on the state’s death row and her...

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Daniel King

In His Debut Novel, Blair Palmer Yoxall Rejects the Cowboys vs. Indians Western

The traditional western format has long featured the “Cowboys vs. Indians” archetype. These are often tales of good vs. evil, where a gun-slinging...

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Cheyenne Mcneill

Are Anti-Trans Measures Being Used as Republican “Ballot Candy”?

At a fundraiser in early January, Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo outright admitted to donors he wasn’t the most inspiring candidate. “I am...

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Madison Pauly

The Met Gala’s MAGA Problem

“Who would you never invite back to the Met Gala?” That’s what Late Late Show host James Corden asked Anna Wintour, then-editor-in-chief of...

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Chasity Hale

Supreme Court Reinstates Access to Abortion Pills—For Now

The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily reinstated a Food and Drug Administration rule allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be prescribed via...

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Nina Martin

Together, We Beat Bezos

This is a story about how we—you and us here at Mother Jones—beat Jeff Bezos. Let me explain. Remember the moment, a couple of months back, when...

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Monika Bauerlein

Trump’s Crypto Empire Descends Into Warring Lawsuits

For a little while, crypto mogul Justin Sun represented everything the digital currency industry could want from Donald Trump. But Blockchain Camelot...

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Russ Choma

Report: Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is Flunking

Last Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT.) released a report showing just how intensely the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has failed...

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Julia Métraux

Bernie Reminds His Fans: He Would Have Won

This 18-second clip of Bernie Sanders went viral over the weekend. It’s not because, at 84-years-old, he demonstrates near-perfect form. Or because...

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Jamilah King

Court Clears Path for “Alligator Alcatraz” on Sacred Tribal Land

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Every spring, Florida’s...

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Amy Green

Why Lauren Sánchez Bezos Is Storming the Gates of the Met Gala

When distinguished guests and A-listers gather tonight for this year’s Met Gala, two new faces will greet them on the receiving line: Lauren...

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Inae Oh

Trump’s SEC Slammed the Door on Small Investors. They Built a New One.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Since President Donald Trump took...

03.05.2026 7

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Tik Root

The Iran War Remains Unpopular—Unless You’re a Weapons Contractor

As peace talks with Iran continue to stall, the Trump administration announced on Friday an additional $8.6 billion in fast-tracked weapons sales to...

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Sophie Hurwitz

Trump’s Plans to Rebuild DC in His Image Keep Getting Pricier

Donald Trump’s plans to remake parts of Washington, DC, are much bigger—and more expensive—than originally planned. A top Trump fundraiser is...

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Sophie Hurwitz

“Where Have All the Student Protests Gone?”

It’s become a familiar refrain: something awful happens in the world, and a member of the commentariat asks, “Where are the student protests? Or...

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Sophie Hurwitz

A New Climate Democracy Is Taking On the Petrostates

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Looking out to sea from the grey...

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Fiona harvey and jonathan watts

The Gaza Flotilla Story You Didn’t Hear

Last fall, hundreds of activists from all over the world crowded onto several dozen boats and set sail for Gaza. Their goal: Break through Israel’s...

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A Right-Wing Court Just Moved to Choke Off Abortion by Mail

A federal appeals court packed with conservatives has handed abortion opponents a major victory against the US Food and Drug Administration,...

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Nina Martin

Amazon Powers ICE. Its Workers Aren’t Happy.

Matt Multari has been driving for Amazon—and organizing with the Teamsters—for about a year and a half. His days are mostly spent delivering...

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Sophie Hurwitz

This May Day, Even Organizers Are Cautious, But Hopeful

After last month’s No Kings protest, Indivisible, the group that describes itself as a pro-democracy, anti-authoritarian people-powered movement,...

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Alex Nguyen

Trump’s New Medicaid Work Requirements Are Here

On Friday, Nebraska became the first state to enact Medicaid work requirements, mandatory for states with Medicaid expansion due to Trump’s One Big...

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Julia Métraux

Trump’s New Crypto Club Offers “Luxury Suites at the Biggest Sporting Events”

Fresh on the heels of a lackluster Mar-a-Lago “luncheon” party for his struggling $TRUMP meme coin, President Donald Trump appears ready to launch...

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Russ Choma

So You Want to Organize a General Strike

On Friday, International Workers’ Day, tens of thousands of people across the US will walk out of school, skip work, and refrain from shopping as...

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Schuyler Mitchell

An Unreleased Lyme Disease Vaccine Is Already Sparking False Conspiracy Theories

In April, the MAHA Mom Coalition, an organization that claims it advocates for “parental rights, holistic health, clean food & water, and medical...

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Anna Merlan

The Folly of Trump Taking a “Wrecking Ball” to a Crucial Science Advisory Board

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Since the start of his...

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Kiley Bense

Congressman Bans SNAP Critic From Six McDonald’s Franchises He Owns

Did you know there is a second-term Republican congressman from North Carolina named Chuck Edwards who owns six McDonald’s franchises? I certainly...

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Tim Murphy

Sam Altman’s ChatGPT Couldn’t Stop Obsessing Over Goblins

OpenAI admitted it had to develop a specific instruction in the code of its latest model of ChatGPT to stop it from repeatedly referencing “goblins,...

30.04.2026 7

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Alex Nguyen

“We Could See the Largest Drop in Black Representation Since the End of Reconstruction.”

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court dealt a death blow to the country’s most important civil rights legislation, the Voting Rights Act of 1965—the law...

30.04.2026 7

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Garrison Hayes

The Onion’s Plan to Take Over Infowars Is Once Again in Jeopardy

In a brief ruling late on Wednesday, a Texas appeals court panel declined to immediately turn over Infowars, the conspiracy empire founded by Alex...

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Anna Merlan

The Roberts Court Shows Its True Partisan Colors

The Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed majority would have you think that its latest gerrymandering decision is a mere tweak to the legal rules...

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Pema Levy And Patrick Caldwell