Pfizer’s Vaccine Sounds Great, But Don’t Roll Up Your Sleeve Just Yet
A healthcare worker administers a shot.Inna Borodaieva/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.On Monday, the race among pharmaceutical companies to complete a vaccine effective against COVID-19 reached a critical new stage. Pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German-based biotechnology firm BioNTech announced that their joint vaccine…
Biden’s COVID Response Should Center on People, Not Just “Bugs and Drugs”
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden holds his face mask while participating during the second and final presidential debate Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., with President Donald Trump. Julio Cortez/AP Photo For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily…
Trump’s Top Coronavirus Adviser Sorry for Interview With Russian State TV
ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.As the third coronavirus wave in the United States continues to shatter records, Scott Atlas—who became a top White House adviser on the pandemic, despite a curiously thin resume for the task—has issued an apology for appearing…
Decimals, Drama, and Hotel Transylvania: The Friday Before Halloween With One Fifth-Grader
10-year-old Zoe Oden on Zoom.Mother Jones Illustration For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The first thing I notice when I log on is Ms. Washington’s purple witch hat. Just a few Zoom squares away, there’s a background of a spooky Halloween scene, complete with…
Trump Just Told His Biggest Coronavirus Lie Yet
President Donald Trump during a rally at the Oakland County Airport, in Michigan on Friday.Scott Hasse/ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.As Americans head to the polls amid a massive surge in coronavirus cases and an increase in COVID-19 deaths, President Donald…
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson Wants You to Wear a Mask
Former Rep. Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.) discusses his assignment to head the NRA’s program to bolster school security with armed guards in 2012.Jay Mallin/Zumapress.org For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, called on more people to start wearing masks in…