A Harvard Study Says Social Distancing May Last Until 2022. It’s Not as Grim as It Sounds.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A new study in Science Magazine about the transmission of the coronavirus sparked a wave of alarming headlines Wednesday declaring that social distancing mandates may have to remain in place into 2022. But the reality may not actually be so grim: The…
California Just Became the First State to Offer Coronavirus Cash to Undocumented Workers
AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.California will be the first state to provide financial assistance to undocumented immigrants affected by the coronavirus pandemic, in what advocates are calling a “necessary first step” to prevent families from falling deeper into a crippling financial crisis. In…
Every White Guy on Facebook Is an Epidemiologist Now
Jaap Arriens/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.There’s a pandemic sweeping the globe that has already infected more than 2 million people and killed nearly 140,000. Three out of four people on Earth are under some form of lockdown in order to curb the spread of COVID-19,…
Trump’s Coronavirus Rants Are Increasingly Going Off the Deep End
President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington D.C., U.S. on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Stefani Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In a bizarre press conference on Tuesday, President Donald Trump…
Can Trump Really #FireFauci? It’s Complicated.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, speaks as President Donald Trump listens on April 10, 2020.Kevin Dietsch/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Trump said Monday evening that he will not fire Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the…
These Photos Show the Staggering Food Bank Lines Across America
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Food banks across the United States are struggling amid droves of hungry Americans in need of a meal. And images from photographers around the country show the horrifying number of Americans lining up to receive food assistance. Anaheim, California: Cars were lined…