The COVID Relief Bill Set Aside $8 Billion for Native Tribes. Corporations Could Get Half.
An Arizona National Guard helicopter takes off to deliver medical supplies to the remote Navajo Nation on March 31, 2020.Ross D. Franklin/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.During a Friday morning virtual town hall about coronavirus in Native American communities, Jonathan Nez, president of the Navajo Nation,…
Another Study Suggests COVID-19 Is Far More Widespread Than Thought
Ringo Chiu/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A week ago we got the results of a study in Santa Clara County that tested a few thousand people for the presence of COVID-19 antibodies. If you test positive, it means you were infected at some point even if…
American Oil Is Now Selling for Nothing. But Act Fast!
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Do you happen to have a big, empty tank in the vicinity of Cushing, Oklahoma? If so, this is your lucky day! You can literally buy WTI crude oil for nothing as long as you’re willing to take physical possession of it.…
How an “Old Hippie” Got Accused of Astroturfing the Right-Wing Campaign to Reopen the Economy
An anti-shutdown protest in Harrisburg, Pa.AP Photo/Matt Rourke For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.I caught up with Michael Murphy late on Sunday from his home in Jacksonville, Florida, but it wasn’t easy: he hadn’t been able to answer his phone for 24 hours. “I had to turn…
Trump Spent the Beginning of His Coronavirus Briefing Bragging About American Testing. He Shouldn’t.
Patrick Semansky/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Near the start of his Sunday coronavirus briefing, President Donald Trump waved around a swab and a Q-tip and described how they were different from one another. (It wasn’t the weirdest part of the briefing.) They were visual aids to…
I’m Pretty Sure This Is the Grossest Moment of a Coronavirus Briefing Yet
Patrick Semansky/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Today is my mom’s birthday, but because I’m on weekend duty and because my parents’ phone has been seemingly busy all day—yes, that’s a thing that can still happen in 2020—I haven’t yet had a chance to talk to her…