Trump’s 100 Days of Deadly Coronavirus Denial
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters. On January 22, two days after the first case of COVID-19 in the United States was confirmed, President Donald Trump was asked if his administration was worried about an impending pandemic. “No, we’re not at all,” he replied. “And we have…
Two Guards at an ICE Detention Center With a Major Coronavirus Outbreak Have Died
Inmates on cots at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana while Mother Jones’ Shane Bauer worked there as a guard.Shane Bauer/Mother Jones For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Two guards at Louisiana’s Richwood Correctional Center, where at least 45 people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody have tested positive…
More Americans Have Died of the Coronavirus Than in the Vietnam War
A man in a mask stands in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call/AP Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In a solemn milestone that highlights the historic nature of the pandemic, the death toll of the coronavirus in the United States…
Science Has an Ugly, Complicated Dark Side. And the Coronavirus Is Bringing It Out.
Mother Jones illustration; Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Bad science is a lot like a virus. It starts small, but if it’s shared enough times, it can cause global disruption. You may remember a kerfuffle last month over whether it is safe to take ibuprofen to treat coronavirus…
Pence Explains the Failure to Meet Testing Goals in a Supremely Unhelpful Way
Vice President Pence answers questions during Monday’s daily briefing from the coronavirus task force.Win McNamee/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.During Monday’s White House press briefing on coronavirus, a reporter asked Vice President Pence to explain the discrepancy between the number of tests he’d promised would be…
Senate Democrats Blast Pentagon Over Coronavirus “Failure”
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks alongside President Trump. Alex Wong/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Ten Senate Democrats are blasting the Defense Department’s response to the coronavirus crisis, criticizing leaders in a letter released Monday for a “slow and disjointed response” that left troops at risk. “Civilian…