“Is This True?!”: The February Email That Should’ve Woken up the White House
Tia Dufour, Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The same day President Donald Trump claimed to have the coronavirus outbreak “very much under control in this country,” his top disaster response official at the Department of Health and Human Services sent an email that should have been…
The New York Times Just Published Documents Showing Trump’s COVID-19 Response Was Worse Than We Knew
ZUMA/Jonathan Ernst For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The New York Times has the receipts on Trump’s inept response to coronavirus: The shortcomings of Mr. Trump’s performance have played out with remarkable transparency as part of his daily effort to dominate television screens and the national conversation. But…
“God Will Shield Us”: Some Churches Expect Crowds For Easter
The lighted cross at Excelsior Lutheran Church near Wilson, Kansas, is dark on Friday. The church did not hold its normal Good Friday service.AP Photo/Orlin Wagner For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A few religious leaders plan on defying social distancing orders by hosting crowds for services on…
Nature Is Bouncing Back During the Coronavirus Crisis—but for How Long?
General overall view of sparse traffic on the Interstate 710 freeway amid the global coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Los Angeles.Sports/Newscom/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in the Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. The…
Delta Tells Sick Flight Attendants: “Do Not Post” on Social Media or Notify Fellow Crew
Planes belonging to Delta Air Lines sit idle at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri.Jamie Squire/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters. This piece was originally published in HuffPost and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Delta Air Lines has directed flight attendants who test…
Lawmakers Worry Jared Kushner Is Working on a Privacy Destroying “Surveillance System”
Kevin Dietsch/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As Jared Kushner has set himself a prominent role in the administration’s coronavirus response, there’s been a growing chorus of questions about what, exactly, he’s up to and how much the public will ever find out about…