7 Sanity-Preserving Boosts Before Election Day
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.A lot can happen in seven days. Fortify now: 1. Kristi Yamaguchi’s childhood literacy nonprofit is meeting the moment. The figure skater’s Always Dream Foundation has improved reading time for kids in need by 20 percent during the…
The US Government Has Paid Trump’s Businesses at Least $2.5 Million—Including $3 for Water
President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 24, 2019. Andrew Harnik/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Like any president, Donald Trump travels with an enormous entourage that needs to eat, drink, and sleep somewhere. But unlike any other president before, when Trump travels away…
Loser CEOs Can Never Truly Lose, Pandemic Edition
The masters of the universe can never be wrong, they can only be wronged.Kostas Lymperopoulos/CSM via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.If you win, they pay you big bucks. If you lose, they pay you big bucks: The coronavirus recession tipped dozens…
It’s Time to Hand-Deliver Your Ballot
Susan Walsh/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.One week from Election Day, panic and confusion once again abound over mail-in ballots after the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Wisconsin will not be able to count ballots that are postmarked by Election Day…
With a Week to Go, It’s Looking Like a Landslide
With seven days to go, the Economist poll aggegrate shows Joe Biden as far ahead of Donald Trump as ever: Here are their state-level predictions: I really, really want to see a landslide election. I want Republicans to lose the presidency, lose the Senate, lose the House, and lose a bunch of state legislatures. I…
We Can Tackle Hunger and Joblessness at the Same Time
Curt Merlo For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Back in March, as coronavirus cases were just beginning to surge and cities were locking down, chef and globe-trotting disaster-relief activist José Andrés called for a federal mobilization to combat the coming “economic catastrophe” and the…