Here’s How the US Is Doing on COVID-19
Yesterday I showed you the current COVID-19 death rate in the US compared to similar European countries. The US looked fairly good, down toward the bottom of the pack. But the US and Europe took different paths to their current levels. In Europe, mortality dropped nearly to zero over the summer. In the US, we…
The Walmart Stocker Who Quit and Told Off Her Bosses Over the Intercom
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.We asked people who quit in 2020 how and why they did it. You can read more about the project and find every story here. Got your own quitting tale? Send…
He’s Advised Pro-Democracy Activists in 50 Countries. Here’s His Advice for Americans.
Srdja Popovic is a Serbian expert on contested elections and nonviolent struggle.Courtesy of Srdja Popovic Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.He’s been called “the secret architect of global revolution” (by the Guardian) and a “nonviolent storm trooper” (in…
Progressives Weigh Fight Over Biden’s Defense Secretary Pick
Carolyn Kaster/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to shape a national security team in his image, few choices loom larger than who he will pick to lead the Defense Department. That…
Biden Supports Some Student Loan Forgiveness. The Left Is Demanding Much More.
Biden Transition/CNP/ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.President-elect Joe Biden wanted to talk about “good-paying union jobs” after his meeting with some of the country’s top CEOs and union leaders on Monday. The Online Left wanted…
Science Has Learned So Much About COVID—and the Trump Administration Hasn’t Learned Anything at All
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.We are in the throes of the coronavirus’ deadly third surge. Daily cases in the United States are getting dangerously close to 200,000, and a map with each state’s case count…