Donald Trump Is Mentally Unhinged
Oliver Contreras/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In the past few days Donald Trump has: Cranked up the volume on his pointless cold wars with China and Iran Turned mask wearing into a culture war campaign issue Accused a TV host of murdering an intern…
California Bullet Train Will Require Subsidies
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Even I’m a little tired of my obsession with the California bullet train, but here’s the latest anyway: The state rail authority is moving ahead with a plan to issue a massive contract for tracks and an electrical system that would enable…
New “Amazingly Cruel” Trump Public Land Rules Will Let Alaska Hunters Kill Bear Cubs in Dens
Brown Bear shows affection with her cub near King Salmon, Alaska.Richard Ellis/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in the Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. The Trump administration is finalizing rules that will allow hunters in Alaska’s national preserves to…
Trump Makes Yet Another Empty Threat
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.I’ve basically been asleep all day, but I see that the nitwit-in-chief has been busy: President Trump is preparing to sign an executive order Thursday that could open the door for federal officials to try to penalize Facebook, Google and Twitter for…
How Talking to Novelist Rebecca Makkai Helped Me Better Process Our Collective Grief
Mother Jones illustration; Philippe Matsas For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Several of my colleagues have spent the past few weeks writing what we’re calling “Plague Comforts,” sharing what they’re doing to get them through this very weird moment. Some have been sweet and very personal. Others, a little more off…
The Coronavirus Crisis Has Now Killed More Than 100,000 People in the United States
Members of the Harris County Sheriff’s Honor Guard fold a American flag over the casket of Sgt. Raymond Scholwinski, who died earlier this month after contracting COVID-19. David J. Phillip/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The coronavirus has now killed more than 100,000 people in the United…