Joe Biden Won. Republicans Won’t Admit It.
Chris Kleponis/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The TV networks have declared Joe Biden the next president of the United States. World leaders have congratulated him. Biden’s transition team is moving ahead. Courts have repeatedly tossed allegations of fraud or misconduct…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: November 7 Update
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In the Hunt for Industrial Brine, a Surfeit of Sinkholes
In 2008, two large sinkholes appeared at separate brine well sites in New Mexico.Lewis Land/National Cave and Karst Research Institute For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in Undark and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. On a July…
We Just Saw the Beginning of the Biden-Harris Era, and It Couldn’t Be More Different
Paul Sancya / Associated Press For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.In his first public remarks since the race was called for him Saturday morning, President-elect Joe Biden claimed a mandate to govern—and laid down a marker for the kind of president he intends…
Massive Street Parties Underway as Relief and Joy Wash Over Cities and Towns
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Eruptions of joy continued into the afternoon as sprawling street parties picked up from Brooklyn’s Fort Greene to Oakland’s Lakeshore, filmed by @ghostlychloe and shared by my colleague Jayo Miko Macasaquit, and another in Fairfax, California, posted by…
World Leaders Trump Has Insulted Congratulate Biden
Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.President Trump may not have acknowledged Joe Biden as his successor, but international leaders and other dignitaries aren’t waiting around. Not long after the presidential race was called late Saturday morning, words…