There’s No Reason to Worry About Joe Biden Being MIA for a Few Days
Brian Cahn/ZUMA Ever since he won Tuesday’s primaries Joe Biden has mostly kept out of sight, something that has lots of lefties upset for reasons that mostly escape me. For one thing, it’s only been three days. For another, it’s normal for candidates to take a breather and review their strategy going forward after they’ve…
Here’s What California Traffic Looks Like on Lockdown
This is the 405 at rush hour today, taken from the Sand Canyon overpass. This particular stretch of the freeway is normally a parking lot at this time of day: And here’s Sand Canyon itself, looking north from the overpass. This is not a road that’s normally jammed to its teeth at rush hour, but…
Here’s a Collection of Digital Concerts and Events To Keep You Sane This Weekend
Anthon Unger/ZUMA Hey, thanks for not going out. We appreciate it. As many of you finish up your first full week (perhaps plus) at home, the true test of your sanity is going to come: the weekend. Usually, it is a time for socialization, friends, bars, laundromats, restaurants, movie theaters, and jubilant relaxation. You—we all—reset.…
Coronavirus Could Be the End of Alt-Weeklies
Drew Angerer/Getty Images It only took a week for the novel coronavirus to ravage the alt-weeklies. In Portland, Oregon the Portland Mercury announced on Saturday that it would be temporarily ceasing its print edition and laying off 10 staffers. Reno News & Review announced last week that it is suspending publication indefinitely. Seattle’s The Stranger was forced to…
ICE Is Ignoring Recommendations to Release Immigrant Detainees to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee listens to a fellow detainee, a Pentacostal preacher, in a chapel at a for-profit jail in Louisiana in September.Gerald Herbert/AP On Wednesday, as experts warned that hospitals could soon be overwhelmed, a Cuban doctor was stuck inside a for-profit detention center. Like many people in immigration jails, she was…
Fearing Coronavirus Inside Prison: “They’re Like, ‘Nothing’s Wrong.’ Then Why Do You Guys Have Masks On?”
Man in prison As the coronavirus spreads in every state, one of the most dangerous places to be is in prisons. Incarcerated people know it. They’re aware that when an infectious disease gets inside, it gets around fast, and resulting medical care often leaves much to be desired. Prisons around the country are now on…