Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 10 Update
Here’s the coronavirus death toll through May 10. The US had a good day on Sunday, but keep in mind that we routinely show fewer deaths on weekends. This may or may not mean anything. The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here. The Public Health Agency of Sweden is here.
For Some “Facebook Empathy Moms,” Joe Biden Is Just Another Compromise
Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on February 28, 2020.Matt Rourke/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In the Before Times, Jody Kanikula and a half dozen fellow Democratic women activists would gather for drinks each Thursday after the weekly Kane County Democrats…
This Pandemic Has Reignited a Passionate Debate Over Bats and Disease
Geoff Brooks/Unsplash For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in Undark and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. In the past few months, Arinjay Banerjee has gotten an unexpected taste of Internet fame. Since December, when news of COVID-19 began to shudder across…
New Report Says 7 Million Will Lose Health Insurance
A new paper estimates that if unemployment rises by 20 points—which is pretty likely—25 million people will lose their health insurance. Many will find replacement insurance from other sources, but more than a quarter of them won’t: In states that accepted Medicaid expansion, 23 percent of those who lose health insurance will end up uninsured.…
“This Was a Lynching”: Atlanta Mayor Holds Trump’s America Accountable for the Ahmaud Arbery Shooting
In an interview on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms described the shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery as a “lynching.” “It’s heartbreaking that it’s 2020 and this was a lynching of an African American man,” she said, adding, “It’s part of a bigger issue that we’re having in this country.”…
Trump Officials Have Bad News About the Economy
When Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin joined news anchor Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday this morning, he shared a grim picture of the state of America’s economy. “Mr. Secretary, what is the real unemployment rate in the United States as we talk today?” Wallace asked, referencing a Friday report from the Department of Labor that estimated the…