COVID-19 Cases in Africa Pass 10,000
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.From the Guardian: Cases of Covid-19 in Africa have now topped 10,000, though most experts believe the real number of infections is considerably higher. ….Aid organisations continue to raise deep concern about parts of the continent where health systems are most fragile….There…
Yet Another Inspector General Bites the Dust
Glenn Fine in a 2007 file photo.Mark Murrmann/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Large corporations were the recipients of $500 billion in the coronavirus rescue bill. However, only about $50 billion of this is for actual loans. The other $450 billion comes in the form of loan…
Trump Fired a Government Watchdog for Doing His Job. Congress Isn’t Stopping Him.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks with reporters on the Senate subway on Tuesday, February 25, 2020Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In June 2009, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), lit into President Barack Obama for firing Gerald Walpin as inspector general at…
Why Did the Supreme Court Refuse to Even Acknowledge the COVID-19 Pandemic?
This is why the Wisconsin primary is a mess, but you’d never know it by reading the Supreme Court decision refusing to extend the deadline for absentee ballots.CDC/Planet Pix via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.I just read the Supreme Court ruling on the Wisconsin primary…
The Elizabeth Warren of This Recession Is…An Elizabeth Warren Staffer
Elizabeth Warren asks a question of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during a hearing on the Troubled Asset Relief Program on April 21, 2009 in Washington.Susan Walsh/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Before she was a senator or a presidential candidate, Elizabeth Warren’s first foray into politics began…
What Does It Mean That the CDC Is Starting to Test for Coronavirus Antibodies? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Robin Utrecht/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now officially testing Americans for coronavirus antibodies. This could be a major step in controlling the virus, as the tests will indicate whether someone has been infected with the coronavirus in the past—even if they…