The Washington Post Just Laid out the “Devastating Consequences” of Trump’s Inept Pandemic Response
Winn McNamee/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Washington Post on Saturday described the details of President Donald Trump’s blundered response to the novel coronavirus pandemic that led to the critical loss of time that might have avoided some of the worst outcomes the country is now facing. “It…
Georgia and Florida Governors Finally Issued Shelter-in-Place Orders. But Not for Churches.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) attends a news conference in Miami Gardens, Florida this week.Joe Raedle/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.After weeks of resistance, the Republican governors of both Florida and Georgia finally acceded to calls for shelter-in-place orders this week. But with notable exceptions.…
Voters Are Finally Starting to Notice the Trump Administration’s Botched Response to the Pandemic
President Donald Trump at a press briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic White House on April 3, 2020. Gripas Yuri/Abaca via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As the country was gripped by the coronavirus pandemic in March, President Donald Trump saw some of the best approval numbers…
Here’s When Your State Will Run Out of Hospital Beds
Against a backdrop of hospital beds, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo addresses the media inside New York City’s Jacob Javits Center, now a temporary FEMA hospital.Anthony Behar/Sipa USA via AP Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As of today, more than 239,000 people in the United States…
Laid Off? You Can Still Sign Up for Obamacare
Cheriss May/NurPhoto/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Roughly 9 million Americans have applied for unemployment insurance in the past two weeks as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the economy. But, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, those who have lost their employer-based health coverage don’t need to go…
The Navy Has an Absurd Explanation for Why It Fired Captain Brett Crozier
Captain Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, was fired Thursday.Abaca/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Monday, Captain Brett Crozier of the USS Theodore Roosevelt dashed off a four-page letter to his superiors detailing the frightening conditions on his ship, where dozens…