The Unspoken Reason the Alaska Senate Race Is So Close
Dr. Al Gross/Flickr For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.If this were a normal year, volunteers for Al Gross would have begun knocking on Alaskans’ doors over the summer, searching for voters open to his independent campaign challenging an incumbent Republican senator. Come fall,…
An Anonymous Juror in Breonna Taylor’s Case Just Made a Startling Statement
A ground mural depicting Breonna Taylor is seen at a park in Maryland.Julio Cortez/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.In September, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced that a grand jury had decided not to indict any police officers for fatally shooting Breonna…
COVID Case Counts Are Climbing. Trump Continues Holding Rallies.
Ross D. Franklin/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Yesterday, thousands of unmasked spectators crowded together in Tucson and Prescott, Arizona, to listen to President Trump tell them that the coronavirus is no big deal. “People are pandemic’d out,” he said. “That’s why it’s…
Just 2 Weeks Out From the Election, But Assistive Technology for Voters With Disabilities Is Growing
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.As we enter the final stretch of fireworks before the election, a reader points me to a stark statistic about ballot access, but also an encouraging effort to improve turnout: Just 40 percent of polling locations accommodated voters…
Progressives Tell Biden: Appointees Must Be Diverse and Free of Corporate Ties
Joe Biden at his town hall with ABC News in Philadelphia on October 15, 2020.Carolyn Kaster/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Election Day is still two weeks away, but progressives are already ramping up their efforts to influence who gets to serve in a…
Deadly Bacteria in Coastal Waters Causes a Flesh-Eating Disease. Climate Change Is Making it Worse.
Illustration by Joanna Eberts For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This story was published in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity, Columbia Journalism Investigations, and McClatchy Newspapers. In October 2018, three weeks after Hurricane Florence pummelled swaths of North Carolina, Eddie Clinton was…