Trump’s Rally Linked to at Least Nine Minnesota COVID Cases
Chris Juhn/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Nine cases of coronavirus have been linked with a rally held by President Donald Trump on September 18 in Bemidji, Minnesota. Health officials told Minnesota Public Radio that two of the nine people have been hospitalized,…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: October 9 Update
Smart, Fearless Journalism Politics Environment Crime and Justice Food Media Investigations Photos Magazine Podcasts How have authoritarians been stopped before? Mother Jones CEO Monika Bauerlein unpacks that and more, and we hope you’ll give her pre-election column a read because we all need to be prepared for what’s ahead. And if you agree that Mother…
Listen to Sen. Cory Gardner’s Unbelievable Climate Conspiracy Theory
Sen. Cory Gardner.Caroline Brehman/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in HuffPost and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Facing an uphill battle for reelection in a state where two-thirds of registered voters polled last month…
Here’s What “Blood on the Tracks” Taught Me
Herve Merliac/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Recently, when discussing the Mother Jones Daily with my boss and newsletter co-writer Ben Dreyfuss, he gave me free rein to write about pretty much anything. “If you want,” he said, “it can be about your…
Michigan’s Attorney General Will “Pounce” If Militias Mess with Voting
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.David Eggert/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.On October 1, Michigan’s attorney general’s office announced four felony charges against Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, two right wing conservative operatives known for flamboyant and often legally dubious schemes to drum up support…
There’s a 350-Foot Statue of Columbus in Puerto Rico. Indigenous People Want It Gone.
A month after George Floyd’s death, solidarity protests in San Juan, Puerto Rico targeted colonial statues and place names.Ira L. Black-Corbis/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.If all the sculptures in North America got together for a party, only one would stand taller…