How About Something Better Than a Mask?
Hear me out here. Why not ditch the crummy masks we’re wearing and instead wear helmets? I’m thinking of something like a motorcycle helmet with a face shield, but made out of styrofoam so it’s cheap and lightweight, and laminated so it’s easy to disinfect when you get home. This would probably help protect you…
Pence Explains the Failure to Meet Testing Goals in a Supremely Unhelpful Way
Vice President Pence answers questions during Monday’s daily briefing from the coronavirus task force.Win McNamee/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.During Monday’s White House press briefing on coronavirus, a reporter asked Vice President Pence to explain the discrepancy between the number of tests he’d promised would be…
A Brief Summary of the Three Types of COVID-19 Testing
Earlier today I was griping about Deborah Birx’s unwillingness to provide a straightforward description of what our COVID-19 testing plan is. However, although I still can’t translate her gobbledegook, it occurs to me that I can at least perform a public service by describing the three basic categories of testing. So here it is.
A New Account Bolsters Tara Reade’s Allegation Against Joe Biden
Then-Sen. Joe Biden with Sens. Carol Moseley Braun and Dianne Feinstein in November 1993.Maureen Keating/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.New evidence has emerged to support the sexual assault allegation against former Vice President Joe Biden, who was accused last month by a former staff assistant, Tara…
The Supreme Court’s Punt on a Second Amendment Case Is a Short-Term Victory for Gun Control Groups
Doug Mills/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Supreme Court on Monday declined to issue a ruling on a New York City gun regulation, scoring a big victory for gun control groups, but potentially setting up for a bigger Second Amendment battle in the future. …
The Supreme Court Just Issued an Unexpected Order in the Trump Taxes Case
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, April 24, 2020, in Washington. AP Photo/Alex Brandon For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Supreme Court issued a request Monday for more arguments in the fight over whether Donald…