Researchers Say They Documented the First Case of COVID-19 Reinfection. Should I Panic?
People are seen practicing social distancing in Domino Park on May 17, 2020, in Brooklyn.JOHANNES EISELE/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Researchers in Hong Kong say they’ve documented the “first case of reinfection of COVID-19,” according to a Monday press release. They report a 33-year-old man, who…
Katie Porter Reveals Just How Little Louis DeJoy Knows About the Mail
Tom Williams/CNP/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.About five hours into Louis DeJoy’s congressional testimony Monday, Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) lobbed the postmaster general a softball. “What is the cost of a first-class postage stamp?” she asked. “Fifty-five cents,” DeJoy said. Then things got tricky. “What about…
It’s Impossible for Victims of Police Violence to Get Compensation
A memorial to Sean Monterrosa, George Floyd, and other victims of police violence is seen in Oakland, California, on June 8 ane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In 2009, shortly after police officers shot and killed her 16-year-old brother…
Republicans Clam Up About Jerry Falwell Jr.
Remember this? I guess we were warned. For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Hey, remember the poolboy who somehow got an investment from Jerry Falwell Jr. a few years ago for a vaguely defined venture involving a youth hostel? His name is Giancarlo Granda and he now says…
Trump Misleads the Nation Yet Again About COVID-19 Miracle Cure
With the Republican convention imminent, President Trump wants some good news. So he bullied the FDA into issuing an emergency approval for a COVID-19 treatment: Calling it “a truly historic announcement,” U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday hailed a federal government emergency authorization for use of convalescent blood plasma that he declared would “save countless…
Trump Announces FDA Authorization of Plasma Therapy for COVID
President Donald Trump in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Trump announced Sunday that the Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency authorization for the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19. The emergency order,…