Why Isn’t Coronavirus Testing Increasing in the United States?
Waltraud Grubitzsch/DPA via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Dan Froomkin has a question: I made this chart from this data https://t.co/OojDFkptL4 and unless I screwed it up it should freak you the fuck out. It’s for the first two weeks of April We’re not testing more…
Raw Data: Gasoline Production During the Pandemic
I don’t have any special reason for posting this. It’s just interesting raw data. And here’s a related one. It’s from Apple and shows how many people used their iPhones to request driving directions: This chart is pretty noisy, but it still gives you an interesting look at when people started taking COVID-19 seriously, regardless…
Can Trump Really #FireFauci? It’s Complicated.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, speaks as President Donald Trump listens on April 10, 2020.Kevin Dietsch/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Trump said Monday evening that he will not fire Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the…
The Russian “Infodemic” Is About More Than Just Elections
Nice picture, comrade, but the coronavirus is coming for you too.Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin Pool/Planet Pix via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This story is infuriating: As the pandemic has swept the globe, it has been accompanied by a dangerous surge of false information — an “infodemic,” according…
Barack Obama Endorses Joe Biden for President
Jerome Delay/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Former President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden on Tuesday, making the case in a video message posted to social media that his former vice president is the leader this moment of crisis demands. “Joe has the character and the experience…
Republicans Used the Coronavirus Bill to Give Millionaires a $90 Billion Gift
Sorry, but Republicans don’t care about you unless you’re the millionaire owner of a “pass-through entity.”Liu Jie/Xinhua via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.When the coronavirus rescue bill was passed, it brought everyone’s priorities into high relief. Republican provisions solely benefited corporations. Democratic provisions benefited laid-off…