The Bad News Is We May Not Get to Herd Immunity. Here’s the Good News.
Mother Jones illustration; Courtesy of Emory University 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.As the world grapples with the devastation of the coronavirus, one thing is clear: The United States simply wasn’t prepared. Despite repeated warnings from infectious…
A Trump Rule Paved the Way for Predatory Lending. The Window to Reverse It Is Closing.
Mother Jones illustration; 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.Days before the November 2020 election, the Trump administration issued a new rule that paved the way for a surge of predatory payday lending. Now, hundreds of…
Labor Law Is Stuck in 1947. It’s No Surprise Companies Keep Winning.
A sign at a 1947 union rally at Madison Square Garden calling on President Harry Truman to veto the Taft-Hartley labor bill.FPG/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.In 1947, when Republicans took control of Congress for…
Researchers Say They’ve Uncovered a Massive Facebook Bot Farm from the 2020 Election
Niall Carson/PA Wire via ZUMA Press 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.A group of security researchers say they’ve unmasked a massive bot farm that aimed to shape public opinion on Facebook during the heat of the 2020…
“I’m Scared of Getting Sick From the Water”
Cheryl and Edward Blackhawk outside their home in El Adobe, California. Martin do Nascimento/California Health Report 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.This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…
An Undercover Sting Catches the Queen’s Cousin Appearing to Sell Kremlin Access
Prince Michael of Kent.Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire via ZUMA Pres 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.Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, Prince Michael of Kent, was willing to help supposed executives of a South Korean gold company make “confidential” contact…