America’s Rich Used to Move Around More Than the Poor. When COVID Landed, That Flipped.
Shoppers waiting on line at The Shoprite supermarket in Jersey City.Kostas Lymperopoulos/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in Wired and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Now more than ever in the US, your money defines you. If you’re rich,…
Hawaii Imprisons Native Islanders at Astonishing Rates. This Election Could Start to Change That.
Mother Jones illustration; Gabriella Angotti-Jones/LA Times/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Thousands of miles away from Minneapolis, hundreds of surfers paddled into the ocean surrounding the Hawaiian Islands on June 5 and sat silently on the waves to honor George Floyd, who had died under the knee…
When Will COVID-19 Deaths Start to Decline?
A couple of people have asked for an update of a chart I put up a few weeks ago comparing the COVID-19 case rate with the death rate. Here it is: During the first round of COVID-19, the death rate started to decline about two weeks after the case rate began falling. If the same…
Joe Arpaio Loses Bid for His Old Job, Just Barely
Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, poses for a photograph in front of his campaign vehicle as he is running for the position of Maricopa County Sheriff again, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Fountain Hills, Ariz. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Joe Arpaio,…
Remember When People Thought the June Medical SCOTUS Ruling Was a Win for Abortion Rights? Think Again.
Abortion rights activist gathered outside the Supreme Court to protest against abortion laws in May 2019.Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A court ruled on Friday that a strict abortion ban in Arkansas can move forward—and it used the recent Supreme Court decision…
Abbey Lincoln, Who Would’ve Turned 90 Yesterday, Embodied Her Recording “We Insist! Freedom Now Suite”
Frans Schellekens/Redferns via Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Abbey Lincoln was told, again and again, who to be, by Hollywood promoters and imagemakers, scriptwriters and producers, all eager to sculpt her career and influence what she’d wear and when, how she’d sing and to which audiences,…