A Short Guide to California’s 2020 Ballot Initiatives
California Secretary of State For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This is a special post for California readers. The rest of you may safely ignore it. This year we have one bond issue and eleven initiatives on the California ballot (Propositions 14-25). As longtime…
The Trade Deficit Is Up, But It’s Not Donald Trump’s Fault
Kevin Drum For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The New York Times reports on the trade deficit: The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services continued to climb in August, growing 5.9 percent from the previous month to $67.1 billion, the highest monthly level…
Wayne Barrett Warned the World 40 Years Ago. The Late Reporter Is Still Exposing Trump.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.“Every relationship is a transaction” for 32-year-old Donald Trump, wrote Wayne Barrett in 1979, when he was the first investigative reporter to take Trump seriously as a threat to anyone within breathing distance. “Donald Trump is a user…
Florida’s Voter Registration Portal Crashed After Receiving 1.1 Million Requests in 1 Hour
Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Officials in Florida extended the state’s voter registration deadline after the online registration portal was hit with roughly 1.1 million requests per hour on Monday, which was the last day…
A Top Coast Guard Official Has the Coronavirus. Other Military Leaders Are in Quarantine.
Alex Wong/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Admiral Charles Ray, the vice commandant of the Coast Guard, tested positive for COVID-19 and will have to quarantine at home, the Coast Guard announced Monday. Ray, who is the second-highest-ranking military official in the Coast…
Where Was the Labor Department During the White House COVID Outbreak?
Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, right, celebrates the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in the the Whole House Rose Garden, Sept. 26. Alex Brandon/AP Photo For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.At a briefing on Oct. 4, in the wake of…