Dr. Fauci Confirms It: The White House Celebration of Amy Coney Barrett Was a “Superspreader Event”
Jennings Graeme/Abaca/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.In an interview with CBS News, Dr. Anthony Fauci stated plainly what many people had suspected: The largely mask-free gathering at the White House to celebrate Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court was a “superspreader…
America’s Ultrawealthy Already Got Their V-Shaped Pandemic Recovery
Airline workers in Chicago call for Congress to pass a new coronavirus relief package.Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.When America started going into pandemic lockdown back in March, the situation was scary and uncertain for rich and poor alike. The wealthy…
The War on Masks is a Cover-up for Toxic Masculinity
Nicholas Kamm/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Marine One lands on the White House lawn. Donald Trump, still sick and contagious after being treated for COVID-19 at Walter Reed Medical Center, strides alone across the grass while cameras flash. Then, having climbed the…
Stephen Miller Has the Coronavirus
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.July 23: Stephen Miller, the extremist anti-immigrant Trump adviser who has promoted white nationalist ideas, lost a relative to the coronavirus pandemic, and his uncle tells Mother Jones that the Trump administration is partly to blame for this death.…
Donald Trump Wants You to Think His COVID Diagnosis Is Evidence of His “Leadership.” It’s Evidence of His Failure.
Drew Angerer/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Shortly after returning to the White House on Monday after a three-day stay at Walter Reed Medical Center, President Donald Trump ditched his mask and filmed a 90-second campaign-style video telling us the coronavirus, which has…
A Top Coast Guard Official Has the Coronavirus. Other Military Leaders Are in Quarantine.
Alex Wong/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Admiral Charles Ray, the vice commandant of the Coast Guard, tested positive for COVID-19 and will have to quarantine at home, the Coast Guard announced Monday. Ray, who is the second-highest-ranking military official in the Coast…