Reopening a Restaurant Will Take a Lot More Than a Governor’s Order
Hildebrant’s Deli, which opened in 1879, in Augusta, Ga., Monday, April 6, 2020.Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.For the last five years, John Gianoulidis satisfied Atlanta-area residents’ craving for Greek food with gyros and baklava from his two diners, both called Kafenio, and a…
Here’s a Look at State Rates of COVID-19
I have no special reason for posting this aside from occasional requests to do so, but here’s a couple of charts for US states that are similar to the country charts I put up every morning. First up is a selection of states with a high incidence of COVID-19: And here’s a selection of states…
Trump Sets Sights on Postal Service Vendetta Against Jeff Bezos
Why does Donald Trump hate Jeff Bezos? Is it because Bezos is richer than him? Is it because Bezos owns the accursed Washington Post? Is it because Bezos once wrote a snarky tweet about him? There’s no telling.Andrej Sokolow/DPA via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Donald…
World Leaders Launch $8 Billion Collaboration to Develop Coronavirus Vaccine. Guess Who Isn’t Participating.
Alexei Nikolsky/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Friday, the World Health Organization announced that leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, have agreed to an unprecedented $8 billion initiative to fight the coronavirus pandemic, an effort that will include a race to…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 23 Update
Here’s the coronavirus death toll through April 23. It’s a funny thing. All the countries that were doing the worst a few weeks ago—Spain, France, Italy, the UK—are now clearly on the downswing. Conversely, countries that seemed to be doing better than average—Germany, Canada, the US—are plaeauing or still climbing. If I had my wits…
Trump: Maybe We Can Inject Disinfectant to Cure COVID-19
A few hours ago President Trump took to the airwaves to blather about using heat and light “through the skin” to cure COVID-19. Or maybe we should all be injecting bleach to perform “almost a cleaning.” Or something. Just so you can be sure I’m not making this up, here’s the video: …WHAT pic.twitter.com/CCOYIsfSm7 —…