The Two-Earner Family Is In Decline
Here’s an interesting chart that has nothing whatsoever to do with COVID-19: The peak of the two-earner family came in the late 1990s and has been declining ever since. Interestingly, it’s been replaced about equally between husband-only and wife-only earners. I would love to see this chart broken out by income level.
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 13 Update
Here’s the coronavirus death toll through May 13. Germany and Switzerland are down to 1 new death per million and France is down to 2 new deaths per million. Now comes the next step: can they implement test-and-trace effectively enough to keep the daily death toll this low even as they ease up on social…
FBI Seizes Phone of Senator Suspected of Insider Trading
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Sen. Richard Burr, suspected of insider trading based on coronavirus briefings he got as head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, had his cell phone seized today: Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, turned over his…
The Feds Just Executed a Search Warrant on Sen. Richard Burr, According to the LA Times
Sen. Richard Burr on Tuesday. Burr and his brother-in-law sold a large amount of stock on the same day in February, ahead of the stock market collapse.Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Holy guacamole: Federal agents seized a cellphone belonging to a prominent Republican senator on…
“Obamagate” Is Trump’s Latest Lie to Smear Joe Biden
Michael Flynn arrives at US District Court for sentencing on Dec. 18, 2018.Alex Edelman/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Trump White House has released a list of officials in President Barack Obama’s administration who “may have received” access to National Security Agency reports…
CEOs Say America Is Running Out of Meat—While Shipping Ever More Pork Overseas
Koldunov/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Back in March, the coronavirus started triggering infection hotspots in and around meatpacking plants, sickening and killing workers. As local public health authorities pushed giant meat conglomerates to close infected facilities, industry executives warned that doing so was “pushing our country…