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Trump’s “Iron Dome” Looks Like Another Payday for Elon Musk

Trump’s “Iron Dome” Looks Like Another Payday for Elon Musk

When I first reported on President Donald Trump’s promise to “BUILD A GREAT IRON DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD,” an expert summed up the idea as...

14.02.2025 5

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Does The State Department Want To Spend $400 Million on Elon’s Bad Cars?

Does The State Department Want To Spend $400 Million on Elon’s Bad Cars?

Update February 13, 12:32 p.m.: After initial reports, the State Department said it had put plans to buy armored electric vehicles that could have...

13.02.2025 5

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Trump Wants to Deport Student Protesters. I Would Be On the Top of the List

Trump Wants to Deport Student Protesters. I Would Be On the Top of the List

Trump promised retribution in his second term. For our March April issue, we spoke with those targeted about lessons from the first term, fears of a...

11.02.2025 10

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The Gleeful Profiteers of Trump’s Police State

The Gleeful Profiteers of Trump’s Police State

On a call with investors earlier this week, Palantir CEO Alex Karp—fresh off a week of stock surges—was euphoric. “We’re doin’ it!” he...

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After War, Leftover Bombs Kill. Trump Froze Funding for Cleaning Them Up.

After War, Leftover Bombs Kill. Trump Froze Funding for Cleaning Them Up.

On Saturday, January 25th, the State Department office that funds the clearance of unexploded bombs, land mines, and improvised explosive devices...

05.02.2025 4

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Trump Asks Schools to Report Activist Students for Deportation

Trump 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...

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Meet 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...

24.01.2025 1

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Trump’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...

24.01.2025 1

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Meet 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 Artic—which is home to 56,000 people and holds vast...

24.01.2025 10

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After Tens of Thousands of Dead, Israel and Hamas Agree to a Ceasefire

After 15 months of unceasing destruction in Gaza following the October 7th attack on Isreal and the death of tens of thousands of Palestinians, Israel...

15.01.2025 8

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The 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...

14.01.2025 10

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Hero of 2024: Charity Music, Which Was Actually Good This Year

Mother Jones illustration The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year. Importantly, this is a...

27.12.2024 2

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Hero of 2024: Ruthie, My Barber

Mother Jones illustration; Courtesy photo The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year....

26.12.2024 3

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The Bipartisan Bill Fighting Trump’s Attempts to Silence Critics

President-elect Donald Trump has a habit of suing his critics. Matt Bishop/imageSPACE via ZUMA Press Wire Last week, Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Kevin...

12.12.2024 6

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Trump Appoints In-Law to Bring Middle East Peace

Massad Boulos visits The Great Commoner, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP There is a special relationship between...

04.12.2024 4

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Bernie Sanders’ Push to Limit Arms Sales to Israel Failed. But It Shows Dems Are Shifting.

On November 19th, Bernie Sanders held a press conference regarding his resolutions to stop arms transfers to Israel. Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press...

21.11.2024 3

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The House Passes Bill Allowing Trump Admin to Declare Nonprofits Terrorist Supporters

Groups that organize protests in support of Palestinians could be targeted under HR 9495. Michael Nigro/Pacific Press via ZUMA Press The long,...

21.11.2024 4

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DNC Let Go of Staff With No Severance, Says Union

About two-thirds of the staff of the Democratic National Committee have been laid off since the election. Carol Guzy/Zuma Last Thursday, workers...

21.11.2024 5

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How a House Bill Could Let Trump Label Enemies as Terrorists

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans in Washington on November 13, 2024. Allison Robbert/CNP via ZUMA Press...

21.11.2024 10

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The Plan To Silence Dissent

Donald Trump may move to punish Palestinian-rights organizers as early as day one. Mother Jones illustration; Amy Katz/Zuma; Brigitte N. Brantley/...

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The Biden Administration’s Threat to Cut Military Aid to Israel Was, Once Again, Toothless

On October 22nd, 2024, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. Chuck Kennedy/U.S...

13.11.2024 2

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Why the New York Times Needle Might Break Tonight

On Tuesday night, New York Times tech workers spent their second evening on the picket line. Photo by Sophie Hurwitz As the sun set over the New...

06.11.2024 7

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Why an Alaskan Talking a Lot About Fish Could Win Democrats Back the House

Mary Peltola, a Blue Dog Democrat who won her seat in a 2022 upset, is Alaska's first Native woman congressional representative. Tom Williams/CQ...

05.11.2024 3

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Donald Trump Talked About Fixing McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines. Lina Khan Actually Did.

Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaking at a July 13, 2023 hearing of the House Judiciary Committee. Michael...

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The Doctor Who Saw Children Shot in the Head in Gaza—and Tried to Tell the World

Mother Jones illustration; courtesy Dr. Feroze Sidhwa Dr. Feroze Sidhwa has volunteered as a trauma surgeon in Ukraine, Haiti, Burkina Faso, and...

29.10.2024 3

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Will the US Withhold Weapon Shipments Over “Policy of Starvation” in Gaza?

October 16th, 2024: Palestinians sit at the site of an Israeli airstrike which hit tents for displaced people two days earlier in the courtyard of...

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Report: In One Year, More Than 100,000 Deaths in Gaza—Aided by $17.9 Billion From the US

Israeli soldiers in an artillery unit position near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on November 14, 2023. 69 percent of Israel's arms...

08.10.2024 2

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American Hawks Are Pushing for a Big War in the Middle East, Again

"Well, I don't exactly know what Israel's plans in Lebanon were," John Bolton, famous war enjoyer, said Tuesday, “but their plans should not be for...

03.10.2024 10

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Accused War Criminal Says He Will Continue War

September 27, 2024: Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the UN. Bianca Otero/ZUMA Press When Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage at...

27.09.2024 5

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An “American Iron Dome”: Perhaps the Most Ridiculous Trump Idea Yet

Mother Jones illustration; Paul Sancya/AP; Getty Donald Trump’s Republican Party platform, released in July, contains little in terms of tangible...

27.09.2024 3

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls on Antony Blinken to Resign

May 8, 2024: Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., attends a news conference outside the US Capitol. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Press On September 24th,...

26.09.2024 5

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One of the Only Hospitals in Gaza Just Reopened

Patients being evacuated from the European Hospital to be transferred to Nasser Hospital, two of the few health centers operating in the Gaza...

20.09.2024 4

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New University Rules Crack Down on Gaza Protests

Carnegie Mellon's "expressive activity" policy forbids groups of more than 25 people from protesting on campus. This group of students, faculty,...

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After Denial of Speaker, Uncommitted Movement Begins Sit-In Outside DNC

Mother Jones illustration; Photo courtesy of Noah Lanard On Wednesday night, the Uncommitted Movement called a surprise press conference outside...

22.08.2024 20

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Some Harris Delegates Are Signing Onto a Push for An Arms Embargo

Protesters across the US held "Not Another Bomb" rallies on August 18 in support of the effort for an arms embargo at the DNC. Ringo Chiu/Zuma...

21.08.2024 7

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Here’s How the Uncommitted Movement Will Push at the DNC

"Not another bomb" rallies in solidarity with the Uncommitted movement called for an arms embargo in dozens of cities across the US the day before...

19.08.2024 4

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US Approves $20 Billion More in Weapons for Israel—as the Death Toll in Gaza Reaches 40,000

On August 14th, activists held a rally demanding an arms embargo outside of a Kamala Harris campaign event in New York. Lev Radin/Pacific Press via...

16.08.2024 10

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Uncommitted Voters Had Hope for Harris’ Gaza Policy. It’s Fading.

Rally-goers stream past a protestor holding a sign that calls for a ceasefire outside the Kamala Harris and Tim Walz presidential campaign event...

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In Republican Primary, Bigot Loses to Election Denier

Mother Jones; Valentina Gomez Campaign Valentina Gomez, the 25-year-old former Missouri Secretary of State candidate known for crass posts—like...

08.08.2024 5

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One of the Most Vocal Proponents of a Ceasefire in Gaza Just Lost

Cori Bush is the second progressive Congress member to lose her seat after calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Mother Jones; Sue Dorfman/ZUMA In one...

07.08.2024 20

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The Disingenuous Attack That Progressives Voted Against the Infrastructure Bill

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) questions witnesses during a roundtable discussion on Supreme Court ethics on June 11, 2024. Jemal Countess/Getty/Court...

06.08.2024 5

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The Activists Targeting Companies That Make Money From Israel’s War

Mother Jones; Mika Simoncelli; Naaman Omar/APA/ZUMA Early on the morning of July 31, a group of about 70 people arrived at the anodyne office of...

03.08.2024 10

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Delegates for the Thousands that Voted “Uncommitted” Want a DNC Speaker

Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan speaks during a vigil organized by Health workers Alliance for Palestine (HAP) in Toronto, Canada on November 30, 2023. Mert...

01.08.2024 10

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The Big Money Push to Oust Cori Bush

Kevin Dietsch/Getty On her 48th birthday, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) celebrated by campaigning. Yes, there was cake, and there was singing, and there...

01.08.2024 1

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“Shut Up, Asshole”: Democrats Want Delegates Frustrated by Gaza Policy to Just Fall in Line

In towns like Dearborn and Hamtramck, Michigan, "Uncommitted" outperformed Joe Biden on the February Democratic Primary ballot. Now, the state's...

25.07.2024 7

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Kamala Harris Can’t Be “Brat” Because “Brat” Is Dead

Mother Jones illustration; Yuri Gripas/Sipa/AP; Getty On July 21, soon after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, British pop icon Charli...

24.07.2024 3

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A Day After Biden Said Israel Should Not Bomb “Civilian Areas,” Israel Bombed a Civilian Area

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the NATO 75th anniversary celebratory event. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images On July 12th, President Joe...

16.07.2024 1

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The Gaza Pier Is a $320 Million Symbol of the Biden Administration’s “Ineffectiveness” 

The damaged floating pier, set up by US to facilitate quicker delivery of humanitarian aid to Palestinians, after it has been suspended due to...

16.07.2024 10

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In the US, Counting The Dead In Gaza Has Become A Gruesome Political Game

Palestinians mourn the death of their relatives at the Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah on July 1, 2024, following Israeli bombardments in...

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