COVID-19 Cases Are Rising, Especially in Trump Country
The Washington Post says that Donald Trump is bullish on our recovery from COVID-19: The president is betting his political future on convincing voters that a recent dip in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths signals a coming end to the national nightmare — and is a reason to reassess his handling of the pandemic and…
It’s Not Anti-Catholic to Ask Amy Coney Barrett About Her Religious Group “People of Praise”
On May 19, 2018, Amy Coney Barrett, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit judge, speaks during the University of Notre Dame’s Law School commencement ceremony.Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Members of the Christian right…
Facebook Is Restricting Its Workers’ Political Speech and They’re Pissed
Jennings Graeme/Abaca via ZUMA Press For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Facebook employees are furious after the company announced a new rule on Thursday prohibiting them from using their profile pictures to display political messages. The new rule bars certain kinds of profile pictures…
How “Absurd Legal Maneuvering” Protected the Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor
Karen Ducey/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.On March 13, Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was asleep in her bed with her boyfriend when four police officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department used a battering ram to burst into her home.…
Moody’s: A Democratic Election Sweep Would Be Great for the Economy
What kind of economic growth can we expect if Joe Biden wins the presidency in November and Democrats sweep Congress? And how does it compare to a hypothetical Trump victory and a Republican sweep? The boffins at Moody’s Analytics took a look at the likely impact of economic policy in both scenarios and came up…
Bernie Sanders Is Warning That American Democracy Is in Danger
Democratic National Convention/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) set aside the ambitious progressive policies that animated his two presidential candidacies on Thursday to warn the country about something more basic: that America faces an existential threat. President…