After a brutal two years on the front lines of the pandemic, nurses at Stanford’s hospitals are on the verge of a strike. As my colleague Emily Hofstaedter reported last week, the nurses’ union, which represents nurses at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, are demanding better mental health care, staffing support, higher […]
Author: Jackie Flynn Mogensen
Elizabeth Warren Is Fresh Out of Patience for Kevin McCarthy
When asked about the Kevin McCarthy tapes on Sunday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren did not mince words. “Kevin McCarthy is a liar and a traitor,” Warren told CNN’s State of the Union. “This is outrageous.” On Friday, the New York Times shared new reporting, including audio, which showed the House Minority Leader caught in a lie […]
Science Confirms That When White People Read About Covid Racial Disparities, They Respond Selfishly
At Mother Jones, stories about Covid’s disparate impacts have been at the core of our pandemic coverage. Back in April 2020, my colleagues Edwin Rios and Sinduja Rangarajan, for example, were among the first journalists to show that Covid was killing Black Americans at a disproportionately high rate. We’ve also described racial disparities in Omicron-related hospitalizations, […]
We’re Running Out of Money to Track Covid Variants. An Expert Explains Why That Would Be Very Bad.
The United States is at risk of running out of money to fight Covid. Without additional funds from Congress, the White House warned last month, the country will see immediate consequences. Additional, free booster doses for all Americans won’t be possible. Medical providers won’t be reimbursed for treating, testing, or vaccinating uninsured patients. And the federal government […]
Kyiv’s Mayor, With Russian Forces Nearing: “We’re Ready to Fight”
If and when Russian forces surround the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, the city is “ready to fight,” Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday. “Russian forces are roughly 15 miles from Kyiv’s city center. I know you just got off the phone with your president, Zelenskyy. What did you tell him about […]
An American Journalist Is the Latest Casualty of Russia’s Ukraine Invasion
American journalist Brent Renaud was shot and killed while reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine in a town outside of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. His colleague, photographer Juan Arredondo, was also wounded, according to reports. Renaud is among the first Americans to perish in the bloody conflict, during which thousands of people […]
The Reason Sweden Isn’t Vaccinating Kids 5-11 Against Covid, Explained
For some parents of school-aged kids, it’s a relief: After two years with the coronavirus—of school closures, canceled playdates, time with extended family cut short—a vaccine has been approved for children. But not all parents are on board yet: So far, just one in three kids ages 5-11 have received a dose of the Covid […]
Which Covid Patients Get Monoclonals? CDC Study Spots Big Disparities.
At this point in the pandemic, it’s clear the coronavirus has taken a disproportionate toll on people of color. Black, Latino, and Native Americans have been more likely than white Americans to be infected, hospitalized, and ultimately die of Covid-19. But until now, it was unclear whether rates of treatment with drugs known to be […]
Arizona Democrats Just Dealt Kyrsten Sinema an Official Rebuke
On Saturday morning, Arizona Democratic Party leaders officially rebuked Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) for siding with Republicans to vote against changing Senate rules to pass voting rights legislation this week. The party’s executive board said it voted to censure Sinema for her “failure to do whatever it takes to ensure the health of our democracy.” […]
The Internet Can’t Stop Dunking on Mitch McConnell
It has been an ugly week for Mitch McConnell. Addressing reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday, the Senate Minority Leader made an offensive comment about Black voters. “If you look at the statistics, African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans,” he said, seeming to imply that Black Americans aren’t […]