The Biden Administration’s Threat to Cut Military Aid to Israel Was, Once...
In mid-October, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin sent a strongly worded letter to top Israeli officials. In the note, they made clear the United States was aware...
View ArticleThe Plan to Silence Dissent
Donald Trump has made it clear that there are groups he’d like to punish. Much attention has been paid to the president-elect’s planned crusades for his next term against immigrants and transgender...
View ArticleHow a House Bill Could Let Trump Label Enemies as Terrorists
Last week, a bill that would give the Treasury Department power to designate a nonprofit as a “terrorist-supporting organization” for supporting pro-Palestine protests was narrowly voted down in...
View ArticleDNC Let Go of Staff With No Severance, Says Union
Last Thursday, workers with the Democratic National Committee (DNC) were told they would be laid off without severance and with little notice, according to the DNC’s union. The cuts included some...
View ArticleThe House Passes Bill Allowing Trump Admin to Declare Nonprofits Terrorist...
The long, strange saga of the “nonprofit-killer bill” continues. The legislation—officially called HR 9495, or the “Stop Terror Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act”—would give the...
View ArticleBernie Sanders’ Push to Limit Arms Sales to Israel Failed. But It Shows Dems...
It was clear from the outset that the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) would not pass. The trio of bills, brought to a vote on Wednesday night, would have stopped $20...
View ArticleTrump Appoints In-Law to Bring Middle East Peace
There is a special relationship between a doting parent and his kid’s in-laws—machatunim in Yiddish, consuegros in Spanish. It doesn’t have a name in English. But, all the same, Donald Trump has...
View ArticleAs the Supreme Court Weighs Trans Care for Minors, Adults Are in the Crosshairs
After the Supreme Court ruled nine years ago that the Constitution protected same-sex marriage, far-right groups, in need of a new rallying cry, turned their attention to transgender people—in...
View ArticleThe Bipartisan Bill Fighting Trump’s Attempts to Silence Critics
Last week, Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Kevin Kiley (R-Calif) introduced federal anti-SLAPP legislation, in a bid to protect journalists, whistleblowers, and individual internet users from those who use...
View ArticleHero of 2024: Ruthie, My Barber
The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year. Importantly, this is a completely non-exhaustive and subjective list, giving our reporters a chance to...
View ArticleHero of 2024: Charity Music, Which Was Actually Good This Year
The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year. Importantly, this is a completely non-exhaustive and subjective list, giving our reporters a chance to...
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The IDF Killed an American Peace Activist. Her Husband Is Still Looking for...
The morning of December 16, Hamid Ali prepared to tell the story of his wife’s death. It was a Monday, and over the following 48 hours, I watched Ali—a lean man with glasses and a short...
View ArticleThe Group That Helped the Squad Is Recruiting Working-Class Candidates for 2026
On Tuesday morning, the Justice Democrats—the group that helped usher in a wave of progressive candidates during the first Trump presidency—announced they’re actively recruiting candidates to primary...
View ArticleAfter Tens of Thousands of Dead, US Officials Say Israel and Hamas Agree to a...
After 15 months of unceasing destruction in Gaza following the October 7th attack on Israel and the death of tens of thousands of Palestinians, Israel and Hamas have seemed to reach an agreement on a...
View ArticleMeet the Guy Who Reportedly Told Trump to Buy Greenland
The United States has been trying to annex Greenland for centuries. The massive island in the Arctic—which is home to 56,000 people and holds vast oil and mineral reserves—is currently an autonomous...
View ArticleTrump’s Revamped Muslim “Travel Ban” Has Another Target: Free Speech on Campus
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to restrict immigration, titled “Protecting the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety...
View ArticleThere Is No Evidence the US Planned to Send $50 Million for “Condoms in Gaza”
At her first White House press briefing on Tuesday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed that the Trump administration had paused $50 million in funding for “condoms in Gaza.” Leavitt called the...
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Inside the Fight for the First Whole Foods Union
On Monday, workers at Philadelphia’s Center City Whole Foods Market voted 130–100 to be represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. It marks the first time an...
View ArticleTrump Asks Schools to Report Activist Students for Deportation
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order “to combat anti-Semitism” that allows for a broad crackdown on pro-Palestine speech, including deporting demonstrators on student visas....
View ArticleAfter War, Leftover Bombs Kill. Trump Froze Funding for Cleaning Them Up.
On January 25, the State Department office that funds the clearance of unexploded bombs, land mines, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) sent an email to its staff announcing that funding would be...
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