How a Decade of Neglect and Politics Undermined the CDC’s Fight Against Climate Change.
A student pauses in the misters in Orange, CA.Kevin Sullivan/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity and Columbia Journalism Investigations and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Charlie Rhodes lived alone on a tree-sparse street…
Eight Trump Campaign Staffers Test Positive for Coronavirus After Tulsa Rally
The fuckwit-in-chief at his rally in Tulsa last week.Tyler Tomasello/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Trump campaign staffers who attended a recent rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma are being required to get tested for the coronavirus after eight people connected with the re-election bid tested positive, according…
Sports Are Back! And So Are New Spikes in Infections.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.For well over three months, America has been without many of its great pastimes. Now that they’re coming back, coronavirus infections are soaring again. Baseball, basketball, and football have all been suspended as sports teams and fans grapple with a coronavirus pandemic…
New Report Details Staggering Number of Coronavirus Cases Linked to Nursing Homes
ipopba/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Nursing homes proved to be some of the earliest epicenters of America’s coronavirus epidemic. But a new report from the New York Times details just how central nursing and long-term care facilities have been in the crisis: more than 54,000 residents…
Trump Rails Against Obamacare as Coronavirus Cases Surge
Stefani Reynolds/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Months into a global pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 127,000 Americans, President Donald Trump still refuses to take responsibility for his administration’s underwhelming response. On Saturday, the president started off his weekend by railing against Obamacare—one…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: June 26 Update
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