WH Physician’s Briefing Leaves Serious Questions About When Trump Tested Positive for COVID-19
The team of doctors treating President Donald Trump for COVID-19 briefs reporters on the president’s condition on October 3, 2020.Rod Lamkey/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.White House physician Sean Conley said they were “extremely happy with the progress the…
Is It Finally Time for Republicans to Cut the Crap?
President Trump leaves the White House for Walter Reed medical center on Friday.Sarah Silbiger/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.As of this writing, here’s the list of people who have contracted COVID-19 in the outbreak among DC politicians: Donald Trump Melania…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: October 2 Update
Here’s the coronavirus death toll through October 2. The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here. The province of Ontario reported nearly a hundred deaths on Friday, far more than usual, causing Canada’s trendline to spike upward slightly. Ontario is reinstituting some lockdown procedures and may put more in place in the near future. COVID-19…
How the GOP Turned Washington, DC, Into a COVID Hotspot
First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President Mike Pence sit among guests attending a ceremony celebrating the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in the White House Rose Garden on September 26, 2020.Shealah Craighead/White House via Zuma Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the…
It’s Fat Bear Week and America’s Most Body Positive Contest Is About to Declare a Winner
A brown bear in Katmai National Park, in southern Alaska./Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in the Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Deep into a tumultuous and often harrowing year, it will…
An Unlikely Ray of Hope: Imagining a Future Where COVID-23 Changes Us for the Better
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.“You can’t be what you can’t see”: This proverb often comes up in discussions of why representation matters. A young girl of color, for instance, might be less likely to believe she’s able to become a successful actor or politician…