North Korean Propaganda Is More Subtle Than Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Dark, Dark Speech
Susan Walsh/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host and current Trump campaign senior advisor, gave a bizarre, almost militaristically enthusiastic speech Monday night, the first night of the Republican National Convention. It was so deliriously pitched, intoned with such fervor, that…
Democrats and Republicans Continue to Live in Two Different Worlds
Election Day is only a couple of months away, and a friend brings to my attention a new poll from Pew Research: This seems relatively unsurprising except for one thing: violent crime. Why is that #5? A followup chart explains it: Among Trump voters, violent crime is #2 behind perennial favorite “the economy.” Why? Because…
Researchers Say They Documented the First Case of COVID-19 Reinfection. Should I Panic?
People are seen practicing social distancing in Domino Park on May 17, 2020, in Brooklyn.JOHANNES EISELE/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Researchers in Hong Kong say they’ve documented the “first case of reinfection of COVID-19,” according to a Monday press release. They report a 33-year-old man, who…
Katie Porter Reveals Just How Little Louis DeJoy Knows About the Mail
Tom Williams/CNP/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.About five hours into Louis DeJoy’s congressional testimony Monday, Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) lobbed the postmaster general a softball. “What is the cost of a first-class postage stamp?” she asked. “Fifty-five cents,” DeJoy said. Then things got tricky. “What about…
It’s Impossible for Victims of Police Violence to Get Compensation
A memorial to Sean Monterrosa, George Floyd, and other victims of police violence is seen in Oakland, California, on June 8 ane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In 2009, shortly after police officers shot and killed her 16-year-old brother…
Republicans Clam Up About Jerry Falwell Jr.
Remember this? I guess we were warned. For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Hey, remember the poolboy who somehow got an investment from Jerry Falwell Jr. a few years ago for a vaguely defined venture involving a youth hostel? His name is Giancarlo Granda and he now says…