Science and Democracy Actually Have Something Very Important in Common
President Donald J. Trump.Chris Kleponis/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Donald Trump has said, several times in the week up to and including…
Carroll Fife Is in the House. Now She Wants to Burn it Down.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.As a girl, Carroll Fife never quite knew what her grandfather James did for a living, but she knew he was a somebody. James was a factory worker, like most everybody else in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, but it…
We May Not Know the Winner on Election Night. Democrats Stress That’s Ok.
Election workers set up voting booths on Thursday at an early voting site in Orlando, Florida. Early voting in the state begins on Monday.Paul Hennessy/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.In a press call on Sunday, Senate Democrats stressed that the best way…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Says Trump Is Inciting “Domestic Terrorism”
Screenshot “State of the Union”/CNN For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Less than two weeks after the FBI charged six men with plotting to kidnap and potentially assassinate Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a frenzied crowd at a Trump rally chanted “Lock her up!” on Saturday.…
Puerto Rico’s Leading Newspaper Just Backed Biden in Historic Endorsement
President Donald Trump tosses paper towels into a crowd in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, in 2017.Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Puerto Rico’s leading newspaper, El Nuevo Día, has endorsed Joe Biden in what his campaign says is the first presidential endorsement in…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: October 17 Update
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