Progressives Are Fighting for the Heart and Mind of Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy
John Nowak/CNN/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.When Joe Biden’s campaign released an ad last month bashing Donald Trump’s slow response to the coronavirus pandemic, the response was immediate and damning—from progressive Democrats. Asian American advocacy groups were quick to notice the spot’s language—”Trump rolled over for…
Why State Department Employees Despise Mike Pompeo
Chip Somodevilla/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The most shocking thing about President Donald Trump’s decision to fire State Department Inspector General Steve Linick on Friday was how routine and predictable it felt. Linick, the fourth independent watchdog the president has recently purged, had been investigating Secretary of…
In New York City, COVID-19 Is a Poor Man’s Disease
Chase Tralka crunched some number from New York City and came up with this: There are some technical issues with using zip codes as a proxy for the income of individuals, but this is still striking. Those who are well off can isolate themselves pretty easily and avoid the worst effects of COVID-19. Those who…
Trump Threatens to Withhold State Funding Over Mail-In Voting
Michael Brochstein/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Trump threatened to halt funding in Michigan and Nevada on Wednesday over those states’ pushes to expand mail-in voting in response to the coronavirus—yet another signal that the president views efforts designed to make voting easier as a danger…
Why Do Republicans Hate Vote-By-Mail?
Neal Waters/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.More threats from our hydroxychloroquine-addled commander-in-chief: President Trump escalated his criticism of voting by mail, threatening to withhold federal funding from Michigan after the state announced plans to send applications for absentee ballots to all registered voters ahead of primary…
Jared Kushner Had One Job: Solve America’s Supply Crisis. He Helped Private Companies Instead.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On March 29, President Trump held a press briefing to tout “Project Airbridge,” the administration’s new effort to organize and pay for airlifts of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies from abroad. The first of Project Airbridge’s “big, great planes” coming…