“The Workers Are Being Sacrificed”: As Cases Mounted, Meatpacker JBS Kept People on Crowded Factory Floors
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On her phone, Crystal Rodriguez keeps a photo of her father hooked up to a ventilator. Nurses at the hospital sent her the image after he’d spent close to a month in the intensive care unit at UCHealth Medical Center of the…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 30 Update
Here’s the coronavirus death toll through April 30.The trendlines mostly look the same, which is good. I have to say, though, that although the US numbers are declining, they are sure taking their sweet time. We really, really need to start seeing a steeper drop in CV19 deaths. At the rate we’re going, it’ll be…
Biden Denies Sexual Assault Allegation
MSNBC For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.For weeks, Joe Biden had remained silent about the accusations leveled by Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who alleges Biden sexually assaulted her more than 25 years ago. When he finally broke that silence early Friday morning, he reiterated what his…
Maybe Parks and Beaches Should Be Opened Up and Supervised
Earlier today I wrote about beaches and today Matt Yglesias writes about parks. For the most part, he says, everyone seems to be acting pretty responsibly, but not always: We could also from time to time see people behaving irresponsibly at the park — either parents allowing small children to play on the climbing structure,…
Armed Protesters Stormed the Michigan Statehouse This Afternoon
A group of protesters on the steps of the Michigan state Capital on April 15, 2020.Daniel Mears/TNS via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As local lawmakers in Michigan gathered at the state Capitol building in Lansing on Thursday, they were met by hundreds of demonstrators—many carrying…
Lunchtime Photo — Throwback Thursday
Here’s a nice summer picture of the UN building and the Chrysler building in New York City. It was taken, of course, from the the deck of a Circle Line sightseeing boat. June 25, 2009 — New York City