Western States Lead the Way in Vote-By-Mail Elections
Wearing gloves, an election worker collect ballots from a drop box.John Froschauer/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in High Country News and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. As the first wave of COVID-19 hits communities during primary season, states…
Donald Trump and His Son Have an Insane New Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory
Donald and Eric Trump on the campaign trail in 2016Jae C. Hong/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Eric Trump made headlines this weekend with an outlandish accusation. Democrats, he claimed, are seeking to prolong coronavirus lockdowns in order to prevent his father from holding campaign rallies. It’s…
Elizabeth Warren Says Her Brother’s Coronavirus Death “Didn’t Have to Happen”
Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks during a primary night rally, at Eastern Market in Detroit, March 3, 2020. Patrick Semansky/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.There’s a particularly cruel aspect of the coronavirus pandemic. Patients have suffered, and often died, alone. Their families, meanwhile, have had to grieve…
Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli Can’t Leave Prison to Cure Coronavirus, Judge Rules
Martin ShkreliErik Pendzich/Rex Shutterstock via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Martin Shkreli will not be let out of prison to research a coronavirus treatment. US District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto issued a nine-page ruling Saturday denying Shkreli’s request, noting that probation officials viewed the notion that Shkreli…
As US Death Toll Nears 90,000, Trump Says We’re “Doing Really Well”
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting about the coronavirus response with Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Washington. Associated Press For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.With the United States death toll from COVID-19 approaching 90,000…
Watch Barack Obama’s Online Address to 2020’s Black Graduates
Vincent Thian/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As the pandemic cancels in-person graduation ceremonies at high schools and colleges around the country, institutions have turned to virtual commencements to honor the class of 2020. On a two hour live-streamed event hosted by actor and comedian Kevin Hart,…