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Trump’s White Nationalist Agenda, Explained

Trump’s White Nationalist Agenda, Explained

The Trump administration doesn’t have a policy plan for America, but it does have an ideology: white nationalism. That’s what’s driving the...

15.02.2025 9

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Mother Jones

The Anti-Trump Resistance Is Alive at This Historic Black DC Church

When Donald Trump first took office, the streets of Washington, DC, and cities around the country, erupted in protest and resistance. The 2017...

22.01.2025 30

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Video: Here’s What Trump’s Most Faithful Fans Want to See Next

The weather in Washington, DC, has plunged into the 20s, with a 40 percent chance of snow showers—and a 100 percent chance of bumping into someone...

21.01.2025 3

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Mother Jones

What Trump Promises to Do on Day One of His Return to Power

Donald Trump’s return to power and a Republican-controlled Congress are set to mark a new era in US political history, one steeped in rule-breaking,...

19.01.2025 7

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Mother Jones

The Messy Politics of Presidential Pardons

President Joe Biden has issued a flurry of pardons during his final days in office, beginning with his grant of clemency to his son Hunter and...

11.01.2025 2

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Mother Jones

This Week’s Episode of Reveal: The Fight for Refugees in Greece

Migrants arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos in 2015. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty In 2015, hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and...

05.01.2025 2

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Mother Jones

This Week’s Episode of Reveal: A World War II Incident Nearly Lost to History

American troops of the 504th Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, advance by way of a fire break in the woods as they make their way to Herresbach,...

28.12.2024 2

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Mother Jones

This Week’s Episode of Reveal: A Whistleblower in New Folsom Prison

A photo of Valentino Rodriguez on his wedding day is displayed in his father’s office. Courtesy of KQED When Valentino Rodriguez started his job at...

22.12.2024 2

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Mother Jones

The Fall of Roe, Through the Eyes of High School Girls

Contestants at the 65th Distinguished Young Women of America finals. Shima Oliaee Every summer, 50 of the nation’s best and brightest teenage girls...

14.12.2024 20

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Mother Jones

The Many Contradictions of Trump’s Victory

President-elect Donald Trump arrives to speak during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate on November 14, 2024. Alex...

16.11.2024 2

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Mother Jones

Watch: Trump’s Most Loyal Fans Say They’ll Refuse to Accept a Loss—No Matter What

Donald Trump at a campaign rally on November 4, 2024 Evan Vucci/AP On the eve of Election Day, our DC bureau chief, David Corn, traveled to...

05.11.2024 2

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Mother Jones

Remembering an Actual Stolen Election—and the Terror of a White Supremacist Coup

Molly Mendoza With the election on everyone’s mind, it’s a good moment to revisit a consequential election from the past. No, we’re not talking...

02.11.2024 1

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Mother Jones

Watch Fox News Melt Down Over Wives Voting Independently

Man, oh man! Charles Sykes/AP The idea that women might vote differently from their husbands made Fox News star Jesse Watters’ brain melt live on...

02.11.2024 20

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Mother Jones

This Election Will Come Down to Black Men. Wait a Second. No It Won’t!

Barack Obama speaks during a rally for Kamala Harris on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Mother Jones; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty There are plenty...

24.10.2024 1

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Florida Students Are Already Living Project 2025’s Dark Promise

Mother Jones; Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA If you want a glimpse into what Project 2025’s education agenda might look like if implemented...

18.10.2024 30

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Mother Jones

This Week’s Episode of Reveal: Not All Votes Are Created Equal

Nicolás Ortega As any schoolkid might tell you, US elections are based on a bedrock principle: one person, one vote. Simple as that. Each vote...

05.10.2024 1

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Mother Jones

The Truth About Trump’s Biggest Abortion Lie

Abaca Press/AP In her latest video, Mother Jones video creator Kat Abughazaleh traces the history of former President Donald Trump’s dangerous lie...

16.09.2024 1

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Mother Jones

Jesse Watters Put Fox News in a Rare Position: Covering Its Ass Live on Air

Fox News host Jesse Watters on the set of his show in February 2024. Roy Rochlin/Getty This week, Fox News was in a rare position: Covering its ass...

01.09.2024 6

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Mother Jones

They Followed Doctors’ Orders. The State Took Their Babies.

Jade Dass in Apache Junction, Arizona, in July 2022. Ash Ponders/Reveal Jade Dass was taking medication to treat her addiction to opioids before...

31.08.2024 2

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Mother Jones

Dems to Trump: You Can Run From Project 2025, But You Can’t Hide

Mother Jones illustration; Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP Chicago’s rollicking festival for Democrats this week serves many purposes: to channel...

22.08.2024 1

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Mother Jones

The Endless “Churn” That Keeps People with Mental Health Issues on the Streets

A memorial for Adam Aurand is on display at the home of his mother, Heidi. Adam spent much of his life grappling with illness—both medical and...

27.07.2024 1

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Mother Jones

The Far Right Has Finally Figured Out How to Hone Its Racist Attack on Kamala Harris

Mother Jones illustration; Kenny Holston/Getty “You hear ‘DEI’ and you probably think of your job’s HR department,” explains Kat...

26.07.2024 2

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Mother Jones