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David Corn

Mother Jones

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  • BillMoyers.com
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Past articles by David:

Ron DeSantis’ War on Freedom

The Florida governor is out with a new book hailing freedom, as he attacks academic and media freedom. → Read More

The Corruption at Fox News Is Worse Than You Assumed

An explosive legal filing reveals evidence showing the network is crooked from top to bottom. → Read More

Columbia Journalism Review’s Big Fail: It Published 24,000 Words on Russiagate and Missed the Point

The magazine's attempted take-down of the media's coverage bolsters Trump's phony narrative. → Read More

Remembering Victor Navasky, the Unflappable Ringmaster of “The Nation”

The impish editor inspired a generation of journalists. → Read More

Why Ron DeSantis Won’t—or Shouldn’t—Run for President

Donald Trump would make it his mission to destroy the Florida governor. → Read More

House Speaker Fight Shows Election Deniers Who Tried To Overthrow Democracy Still Control GOP

Trump coup accomplices Jim Jordan and Scott Perry have become two of the GOP’s biggest powerbrokers. → Read More

George Santos Keeps Giving Inconsistent Stories about His Mystery Millions

The public needs to see his receipts. → Read More

January 6 Report Presents a Devastating Case Against Trump

He was the "central cause" of the riot and mounted multiple plots to overthrow democracy. → Read More

Newly Revealed Texts Show Mark Meadows Is a Liar

The messages contrast sharply with his account of the aftermath of the 2020 election. → Read More

The Media Still Doesn’t Know How to Cover Trump’s Extremism

His call for the "termination" of the US Constitution is the latest example. → Read More

What Musk and Co. Want You To Forget About #TwitterFiles

The billionaire, Trump, and the right are ignoring an inconvenient backstory. → Read More

Herschel Walker Once Said He Was the Target of Racism. Now He Claims It Doesn’t Exist.

The GOP candidate has a history of making curious, confusing, and bizarre statements about racism. → Read More

Herschel Walker Called on Biden to Take a Mental Fitness Exam. But He Won’t Do the Same.

With his history, the GOP senate contender is a good candidate for such a test. → Read More

Herschel Walker Should Release His Medical Records

His claims about his battle with Dissociative Identity Disorder have raised questions his campaign has so far dodged answering. → Read More

The Party of January 6 Appears to Have Taken the House. Prepare for the Crazy.

MAGA extremists are close to a form of minority rule. → Read More

Has Joe Biden Lowballed the Threat to American Democracy?

The president gave a good speech, but he could have gone further. → Read More

Arizona GOP Candidate Mark Finchem Nurtures Ties to Extremists Engaged in Voter Intimidation

And he's vying for a job overseeing the state's elections. → Read More

Elon Musk and Right-Wing Extremism: Part of the Problem, Not the Solution

He was rather quick to amplify disinformation that served the Trumpian right. → Read More

GOP Candidate Mark Finchem’s Lawyer Proposed Fake Elector Votes That “Aren’t Legal”

And this guy wants to be in charge of Arizona's elections. → Read More

Top GOP Secretary of State Candidates Hobnob with Extreme Conspiracy Theorists

It's a reminder of how far gone the GOP is. → Read More