You Should Worry About Coronavirus in the South—Just Not for the Narrow-Minded Reasons You’re Sharing
Exterior view of a Captain D’s advertising alternate methods of ordering during the coronavirus outbreak on March 23, 2020 in Montgomery, Alabama. Taylor Hil/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Today, as was inevitable, a map from the New York Times made its rounds on Twitter showing where…
Despite Coronavirus Lockdown, Wisconsin Republicans Insist on an Election that Will Disenfranchise Thousands
Workers outside the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building in Milwaukee, March 30, 2020. Morry Gash/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.While ten states with primary contests originally scheduled this month have delayed them or switched to all-mail voting, Wisconsin, the lone exception, is moving ahead with its…
A Vaccine Is Our Best Hope Out of This Mess. This Doctor Tells Us What It’s Like to Lead the First US Trial.
Dr. Evan AndersonDamon Meharg/Emory University For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.If the weeks seem like decades to you right now, consider this bit of good news: The first US trial for a coronavirus vaccine is already underway, just months after the novel virus emerged. That’s a record.…
What My Korean American Mother—Who Knew There Would Be a Coronavirus Crisis—Fears the Most
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.My first eye roll came early February, when my mother urged me to purchase a package of face masks. The good ones—contraptions I had never heard of called N95’s—would quickly vanish if I didn’t act soon, she warned, prompting me to chuckle…
Researchers Are Testing Whether an Old Vaccine Can Protect Health Care Workers From COVID-19
Gareth Fuller/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Researchers at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, made an exciting announcement late last week: They’re planning to test among health care professionals a century-old vaccine’s ability to fight COVID-19. “We hope to see a reduction in the…
What It’s Like to Be Freed From Prison After 26 Years—Into a Coronavirus Hotspot
Craig Rixner, moments after he was released from Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana.Andrew Hundley For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This story was originally published by The Marshall Project. Craig Rixner walked out of the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana last Wednesday…