Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 11 Update
Here’s the coronavirus death toll through July 11. This is going to be a bad month. The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here. The Public Health Agency of Sweden is here.
The Big Boy President Wore a Big Boy Mask And Now the Election Is Over, Aides Say
President Donald Trump wears a mask as he walks down the hallway during his visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, July 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.“They said this day would never come”—Barack Obama once said…
These Photos of Kids Protesting Systemic Racism Will Give You Hope for the Future
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As protests against systemic racism swept through the boroughs of New York City earlier this summer, Brooklyn-based photographer Ximena Natera looked for a different perspective. She found it by going low, literally—focusing on the youngest voices trying to be heard at the marches. Using…
Indigenous Communities in Brazil Were Already Under Siege. Then Came COVID-19.
Yanomami indigenous people receiving medical attention.Andressa Anholete/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in Canada’s National Observer and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Take a country where Indigenous leaders are killed for defending their lives and lands, where constitutionally protected…
Mueller Breaks His Silence: Roger Stone “Lied Repeatedly”
Robert Mueller testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on July 24, 2019.Alex Brandon/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Breaking a year of public silence, special counsel Robert Mueller defended his investigation in an op-ed published Saturday in the Washington Post. Mueller’s piece ran a day after President…
Trump Allegedly Suggested Selling Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria Approached
President Donald Trump tosses paper towels into a crowd at Calvary Chapel in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico in October 2017. AP Photo/Evan Vucci For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Donald Trump’s initial reaction to the devastating hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico in 2017 were to suggest that the United…