America’s Child Care System Is in Crisis. Joe Biden Will Soon Release a Plan to Fix It.
Vice President Joe Biden greets family members of Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) during swearing-in ceremony in Washington on January 3, 2016.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Joe Biden is planning to unveil a comprehensive child care proposal in the coming weeks—part of…
LA Times: New Data Reveals COVID-19 Is Killing Younger Black and Latino Californians at Higher Rates
A staff member for a St. John’s Mobile Clinic provided workers with free COVID-19 testing in Los Angeles this week.Ringo Chiu/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.An analysis published by the Los Angeles Times on Saturday reveals that Black and Latino Californians aged 18 to 64 are…
Trump Advisor Compares Conservative Anti-Quarantine Protesters to Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is fingerprinted in Montgomery, Alabama in 1956.Gene Herrick/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Egged on by well-funded political activists, Fox News, and President Donald Trump himself, protesters convened on state capitals in Michigan, Minnesota, and other states this week to demand an end to extreme…
Black People Are Dying From COVID-19 at Higher Rates Because Racism Is a Preexisting Condition
Erica Harris and her daughter Jordan wear their protective masks as they walk home on Chicago’s South Side.Charles Rex Arbogast/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A few weeks ago, a thought woke Camara Jones up in the middle of the night. It was about the coronavirus. That’s…
A Right-Wing Influencer Claimed Native Americans Are Getting Extra Relief Aid. They Aren’t, But They Probably Should.
Last Wednesday, Kaitlin Bennett, a far-right social media darling who’s made her name trolling progressive college students, released a Twitter video suggesting Native Americans would each get $3,000 from the coronavirus relief bill, compared to the $1,200-maximum checks most Americans will receive. “Isn’t it racist to benefit one group of people over others based on…
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…