How PPP Loan Distribution Became the New Redlining
A Philadelphia street in May 2020.Matt Rourke/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The Paycheck Protection Program was supposed to help small businesses struggling from the crippling financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic. But the benefits, as…
Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks Outdoors, Unless in Crowded Spaces
Joseph Prezioso/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday released new guidelines on outdoor mask-wearing, greenlighting fully vaccinated people to engage in outdoor activities, including running, hiking, and walking—without…
Current Vaccination Levels “Not Enough to Keep Infections From Surging”
Sebastian Gollnow/DPA/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Even though roughly half of the United States population has received at least one COVID shot, coronavirus cases have surged in states such as Michigan, prompting concerns among some…
Seriously Go Get Your Second Shot!
Teresa Nunes/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.I got my second shot of Pfizer yesterday, and although I did not get the jab at a particularly memorable, Only-In-New-York place—at the Javits Center,…
PPP Lending Was Supposed to Help Small Businesses in Kansas City. That’s Not What Happened.
Aerial of the Kansas City Urban Orchard.Rich Sugg / The Kansas City Star Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was co-published in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity and the Kansas City Star. Darryl…
All This Cleanliness Is Bad for Our Health
Raphye Alexius/Image Source via ZUMA Pres Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.We may have moved on from the time of obsessively disinfecting our groceries before we brought them inside, but hyper-vigilance over germs has been one…