Inside the Bizarre Misinformation Campaign About a Hoax Blackout in DC
Demonstrators in Washington, DC on Sunday.Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In the late hours of Sunday and early Monday morning, as Washington, DC, was in the throes of massive protests and police used teargas, rubber bullets, and what appeared to be flashbangs…
George Floyd Died of Asphyxia, Private Autopsy Finds
A man kneels and holds up his fist at a memorial site where George Floyd died May 25 while in police custody, on June 1, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Stephen Maturen/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Two medical examiners hired by George Floyd’s family announced Monday that…
West Point Summoned Cadets Back for Trump’s Graduation Speech. Now Several Have the Coronavirus.
Don Emmert/AFP/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.West Point did not need to have an in-person graduation ceremony this year. The nation’s oldest military service academy had its cadets leave campus in March as the coronavirus outbreak began spreading across the United States, especially in New York,…
You Can Get a Photo With Donald Trump for Only $580,600
Alex Brandon/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As Donald Trump fumes and fulminates in the White House, amid a pandemic, economic calamity, and widespread civil unrest, he and his political team are not taking their eyes off the big picture: raising money for his reelection campaign. With…
Keith Ellison’s Entire Career Has Been Building Toward This Moment
Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison speaks to reporters in February.Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Sunday evening, as protests continued throughout the Twin Cities, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced that the state’s attorney general, Keith Ellison, would take the lead in any…
“It Sounds Like a War Zone Down Here”— On the Ground at Demonstrations Sunday Night
Police form a line on H Street as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd, Sunday, May 31, 2020, near the White House in Washington. Alex Brandon, AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.For the sixth-straight day, demonstrators took to the streets across the country Sunday…