Top Military Official Apologizes for Appearing in Trump Photo Op
Stefani Reynolds/CNP/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The nation’s top military official apologized Thursday for appearing in a photo op with President Trump, for which police cleared the way by tear-gassing peaceful protesters. “I should not have been there,” Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs…
Another Look At Police Funding and Crime in California
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Two New Studies Confirm It: Wear a Mask!
How useful is mask wearing? Two new studies suggest it works pretty well. First up is a study from Germany that compared the city of Jena, where mask wearing became compulsory early on, with a “synthetic Jena” designed to be similar to the real Jena. Here are the results: The authors believe the introduction of…
When It Comes to Policing, Journalism Is Part of the Problem
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Last year, in another moment of anger and grief, the former editor of a local newspaper wondered about the role of journalism in covering brutal killings. “Journalists feel the need to bear witness,” John Temple, who ran the Rocky Mountain News at the…
Democrats Say COVID Relief Money Is Going to Corporations Without Real Oversight
Erin Scott/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As part of its sweeping coronavirus relief package enacted in March, Congress allotted $500 billion to help stabilize businesses and local governments suffering from the economic crisis. But two Democratic lawmakers are concerned that the Treasury Department is allocating these…
Public Support for Cutting Police Funding Is Low
Krista Kennell/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Over at NRO, Ramesh Ponnuru points to a YouGov poll showing weak public support for cutting police funding: The results for “cut funding for police departments” was that 16 percent favored it and 65 percent opposed it. The highest support…