Meet the Outfitters Welcoming Grand Canyon Rafters to a COVID-19 Reality
Matt Corritone rows through Lava Falls on the Colorado River. While he and others on the trip were on their 200 mile journey, they had no access to the outside world.Nick Mott/High Country News For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in High Country…
The New York Times Just Published Documents Showing Trump’s COVID-19 Response Was Worse Than We Knew
ZUMA/Jonathan Ernst For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The New York Times has the receipts on Trump’s inept response to coronavirus: The shortcomings of Mr. Trump’s performance have played out with remarkable transparency as part of his daily effort to dominate television screens and the national conversation. But…
Nature Is Bouncing Back During the Coronavirus Crisis—but for How Long?
General overall view of sparse traffic on the Interstate 710 freeway amid the global coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Los Angeles.Sports/Newscom/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in the Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. The…
Delta Tells Sick Flight Attendants: “Do Not Post” on Social Media or Notify Fellow Crew
Planes belonging to Delta Air Lines sit idle at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri.Jamie Squire/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters. This piece was originally published in HuffPost and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Delta Air Lines has directed flight attendants who test…
McDonald’s Workers File Complaints Demanding More Coronavirus Protections
McDonald’s workers in Los Angeles held a drive-through strike Sunday after one of their co-workers tested positive for COVID-19. Three days later, another employee of the same McDonald’s received a coronavirus diagnosis.Ringo Chiu/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Workers at two California McDonald’s locations filed complaints with…
Mike Huckabee Just Sued the County Because It Closed His Beach
Mike Huckabee’s beach house (right) and some of the sand he claims belongs only to him.Stephanie Mencimer/Mother Jones For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Mike Huckabee has been trying for years to keep people off the beach in front of his $6 million McMansion on the Gulf Coast…