The Coronavirus Is Spreading and Reportedly There’s No Soap at This Federal Jail in Brooklyn
The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New YorkKathy Willens/AP On Saturday, MSNBC host Chris Hayes tweeted that he’d received word that there is no soap or hand sanitizer at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, a federal jail that is operated by the US Bureau of Prisons. “We’ve been begging [the Department of…
Matt Gaetz Wore a Gas Mask to Mock Coronavirus Concerns. Now He’s in Quarantine.
Michael Brochstein/Zuma Last week, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) wore a gas mask on the House floor while voting on emergency funding in response to the coronavirus, apparently making light of the near-pandemic that has shaken the stock market and killed thousands of people worldwide. Now, Gaetz is under self-quarantine after having come in contact with…
New York State Has Prisoners Making Hand Sanitizer. It’s Unclear If Prisoners Can Use It.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveils a new hand sanitizer that New York will distribute to schools and government agencies.Screenshot of livestream Hand sanitizer is out of stock at many stores and fetching absurdly high prices on Amazon. So New York will make its own: Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that as part of a response to…
Tell Us Your Story: How Is the Spread of Coronavirus Already Disrupting Your Everyday Life?
For this week’s episode of the Mother Jones Podcast, we want to hear from you: How has the spread of the coronavirus across the United States already disrupted your everyday life—and how are you coping? Call (510) 519-MOJO. That’s (510) 519-6656. You’ll hear our host Jamilah King give you instructions on how to introduce yourself and…
There’s One Easy Thing Trump Could Do Tomorrow to Protect Healthcare Workers from the Coronavirus
Alex Brandon/AP Since the earliest days of the Trump administration, the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration has had a completed draft of workplace rules that were made for the very crisis we now find ourselves in, with the power to protect vulnerable healthcare workers from exposure to infectious diseases like COVID-19. According to the…
The Trump Administration’s Sunday Morning Coronavirus Messaging Was a Disaster
Screenshot This Week/ABC Members of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force fanned out on the Sunday morning talk shows to deliver a message about the administration’s handling of COVID-19—only, it’s unclear what exactly that message is. Pressed by journalists to provide numbers and a plan, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and Surgeon General…