A Right-Wing Influencer Claimed Native Americans Are Getting Extra Relief Aid. They Aren’t, But They Probably Should.
Last Wednesday, Kaitlin Bennett, a far-right social media darling who’s made her name trolling progressive college students, released a Twitter video suggesting Native Americans would each get $3,000 from the coronavirus relief bill, compared to the $1,200-maximum checks most Americans will receive. “Isn’t it racist to benefit one group of people over others based on…
70 Percent of People Killed in Chicago by the Coronavirus Are Black
Rawpixel/iStock/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The federal government still isn’t sharing any official statistics regarding the racial breakdown of coronavirus deaths. But this information is starting to seep out at the local level from some states and cities, showing that the pandemic is disproportionately killing Black Americans…
The Navy Captain Ousted for Warning of a Coronavirus Outbreak Has Tested Positive
Navy Capt. Brett Crozier addresses the crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt during an all-hands call in 2019. US Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Brett E. Crozier, the Navy captain ousted this week after writing…
Reuters Published a Startling New Report About Trump Pushing Anti-Malaria Drugs
Yuri Gripas/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.For weeks, President Donald Trump has been pushing two anti-malaria drugs—chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine—as treatment for the novel coronavirus, despite a lack of scientific evidence that they, well, actually work to treat the novel coronavirus. Now Reuters has…
Devin Nunes Went on Fox News and Compared Homeless People to “Zombie Apocalypse”
Rep. Devin Nunes on Fox and FriendsScreenshot For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In the latest installment of misinformed, offensive comments from politicians during the pandemic, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) went on Fox and Friends Sunday morning and described his state’s homeless population as a “zombie apocalypse” of…
There’s a Link Between Exposure to Environmental Hazards and the Most Severe Outcomes of Coronavirus
Giles Clarke/ Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in Grist and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. The predominantly black and low-income communities living near the back-to-back petrochemical refineries of Louisiana’s “cancer alley” have long suffered compromised immune systems and…