Armed Protesters Stormed the Michigan Statehouse This Afternoon
A group of protesters on the steps of the Michigan state Capital on April 15, 2020.Daniel Mears/TNS via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As local lawmakers in Michigan gathered at the state Capitol building in Lansing on Thursday, they were met by hundreds of demonstrators—many carrying…
Lunchtime Photo — Throwback Thursday
Here’s a nice summer picture of the UN building and the Chrysler building in New York City. It was taken, of course, from the the deck of a Circle Line sightseeing boat. June 25, 2009 — New York City
Donald Trump Is Mad at China
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This is, naturally, insane: Senior U.S. officials are beginning to explore proposals for punishing or demanding financial compensation from China for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to four senior administration officials with knowledge of internal planning….President Trump has fumed to…
Trump Is Weaponizing the Nice Things He Forced Democratic Governors to Say About Him
Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) at a press conference in New York on March 30, 2020. John Lamparski/NurPhoto via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Trump campaign has spliced together footage of Democratic governors giving positive reviews of the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic…
Let’s Dial Back the Elon Musk Coverage, OK?
Ding Ting/Xinhua via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Periodically the press anoints someone as worthy of nonstop coverage. Sarah Palin had that honor long after most losing VP candidates have drifted back into obscurity. (Quick: who was Hillary Clinton’s running mate?) Still, Palin was a former…
Should California Head to the Beach?
Does this lens make me look fat?Mindy Schauer/Orange County Register via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Los Angeles closed its beaches last weekend, so instead people flocked south to Orange County beaches and north to Ventura County Beaches. This made our governor mad: “This virus doesn’t…