Two Weeks After Winter Storms, Thousands of Black Mississippians Still Can’t Get Clean Water
Jackson resident Lamar Jackson pours potable water into empty jugs on Monday, Feb. 22. Tens of thousands of Jacksonians still lack running water.AP/Rogelio V. Solis Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On February 13, a winter storm…
The United States Will Have Enough Vaccines for Every American Adult by End of May, Biden Says
Evan Vucci/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The United States is on track to have enough vaccine supply for every adult American by the end of May, President Joe Biden said today. That is two months…
A Former FDA Chief Scientist Explains What We Know About All These Coronavirus Vaccines
Michael Rieger/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Sunday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized a third coronavirus vaccine, produced by Johnson & Johnson, for emergency use. This one’s a little different: It’s more shelf-stable than…
Texas and Mississippi Governors’ Lifting of Mask Mandates Is a Gift to the Coronavirus
Bob Daemmrich/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In a contradiction of federal guidance, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Tuesday that their states will lift their respective mask mandates and allow businesses…
“It Hasn’t Happened in My Lifetime”: A Labor Historian on Biden’s Pro-Union Push
Then candidate Joe Biden speaking about unions in 2019.Frederic J. Brown/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.There were early signs President Joe Biden would try to make good on his pledge to be “the most pro-union president…
The Plea to “Stop Al Franken-ing” Cuomo Is Exactly What We Don’t Need
MediaPunch/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Monday, a third woman came forward with accusations of sexual harassment and predatory behavior against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Anna Ruch, a former member of the Obama administration,…