The Network of Abortion Providers in Red States Was Already Delicate. Then Came the Coronavirus.
Clinic manager Angelle Harris walks in the front door of the Whole Woman’s Health clinic in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Tony Gutierrez/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In many red states, where abortion restrictions are plentiful and doctors who are willing to perform them…
“Sailors Do Not Need to Die”: A Navy Captain Begs for Help as Coronavirus Spreads on His Ship
The USS Roosevelt leads a formation of ships during a maneuvering exercise.Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A major coronavirus outbreak on a US aircraft carrier has deteriorated in recent days, sparking a plea for help from a senior Navy official that is all but…
Sorry, Mitch. Impeachment Didn’t Cause the Bungled Coronavirus Response.
ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As the coronavirus crisis deepens in the United States, experts have pointed to a series of disastrous missteps that helped lay the groundwork for shortages in testing and medical equipment around the country. Even some Republicans have started to concede that…
More Americans Have Died of Coronavirus Than Were Killed in the 9/11 Attacks
Starmax/Newscom/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The number of people who have died of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States has now surpassed the number of people killed in the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. The virus’s death toll in the US hit more than 3,100…
Trump-Linked Lobbyist Brian Ballard Is Now Pushing Coronavirus-Related Products
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Washington, even when shut down by coronavirus, is still Washington. And K Street, even remotely, is open for business, selling help to firms seeking stimulus money or approval for products related to the pandemic. Unsurprisingly, this means that some of the characters in…
Trump Ally in Europe Uses COVID-19 Fears to Grab Power
President Donald Trump welcomes visiting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House in Washington, Monday, May 13, 2019. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Monday, Hungary’s parliament awarded its nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, the power to rule by decree until…