The Cleveland Indians Are Considering a Name Change
AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians said Friday night that the team was considering a name change, after the National Football League’s Washington Redskins announced the same thing earlier in the day. “The recent social unrest in our community…
The Five Most Outrageous Things Trump Said at Mt. Rushmore
President Donald Trump speaks at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on Friday.AP Photo/Alex Brandon For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Friday night, the eve of July 4th, President Trump used another one of his incendiary campaign rallies to stoke the flames of a culture war. In his remarks…
Coronavirus Growth in Western countries: July 3 Update
Here’s the coronavirus death toll through July 3. The US is showing an ever so slight uptick. It might be the long-awaited increase in mortality following the re-open, but it’s way too early to say anything definite. The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here. The Public Health Agency of Sweden is here.
How a PG&E Contractor With a Sketchy Past Made Millions After California’s Deadliest Fire
A boy walks through the remains of his home, one of thousands destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, in November 2018, which was caused by PG&E electric lines. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This story was published originally by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom…
The Coronavirus Is Bringing Back Aztec-Era “Floating Gardens”
Chinampas.Especial/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in Atlas Obscura and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. In the south of Mexico City, about 100 miles of murky canals wind their way through the Xochimilco neighborhood. Here, the urban sprawl of…
Friday Cat Blogging – 3 July 2020
Here are Hopper and Hilbert working as a team to guard the front door. They were very effective: absolutely nothing came in during the two minutes they were on duty.