Two Cheers for Cheap Shots
Wilfredo Lee/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.During the Democratic debates, Kamala Harris took what I and many others considered a cheap shot against Joe Biden’s opposition to forced busing many decades ago. An article in Politico suggests she has no remorse over this, but that doesn’t…
New Book Provides More Evidence of the Trump-Stone Russia Coverup
Roger StoneHoo-Me/MediaPunch/IPX via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.When President Donald Trump earlier this month commuted the prison sentence of his longtime adviser Roger Stone, the media coverage generally missed a critical fact: This brazen act of cronyism was the culmination of a cover-up that aimed to…
Trump Predicts Victory Over COVID-19 and Tells States to Open Faster
Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Addressing the nation from the Bioprocess Innovation Center in North Carolina, President Trump on Monday painted an optimistic picture of the United States’ recovery from the coronavirus pandemic—while dismissing one of the only proven ways to mitigate the spread of the…
How Big Is Trump’s Big Prescription Drug Plan?
Kevin Drum For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Last Friday President Trump unveiled four executive orders that he claimed would revolutionize the prescription drug industry. Let’s take a look at three of them: The first order clarifies that discounts under a program for low-income patients should be passed…
National Guard Whistleblower Says Feds Used Excessive Force on Peaceful Protesters
President Donald Trump outside St. John’s Church across Lafayette Park from the White House on June 1, 2020. Patrick Semansky/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A senior National Guard officer will tell Congress that the US Park Police engaged in “an unprovoked escalation and excessive use of…
Miami Baseball Team In Lockdown After COVID-19 Outbreak
TNS via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Who could have predicted? Less than a week in, the 2020 Major League Baseball season has already reached its first crisis point, with the Miami Marlins stuck in Philadelphia and forced to postpone their home opener in Miami on…