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Vice President Mike Pence visits the molecular testing lab at Mayo Clinic Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Rochester, Minn., where he toured the facilities supporting COVID-19 research and treatment. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Mike Pence unmasks the Mayo Clinic

Sophia Tesfaye

Pence's refusal to wear a mask at the Mayo Clinic fits a larger pattern — and was aimed at an audience of one

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, April 28, 2020, in Washington DC (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Opening schools: Worse than bleach?

Dan Froomkin - Press Watch

Trump keeps looking for an easy way out of this crisis — but reopening schools too early would invite disaster

Guns stand for sale at a gun show on November 24, 2018 in Naples, Florida. (Getty/Spencer Platt)

Another side effect of COVID: more guns

Ariel Ramchandani - Undark

Researchers warn that the risks of gun ownership are now heightened by factors associated with the pandemic.

The site of an air raid that hit a funeral reception in the Arhab district, 40 kilometres north of the capital Sanaa, on February 16, 2017. (Getty/Mohammed Huwais)

WHO expected to cut aid to Yemen

Julia Conley - Common Dreams

After U.S. suspension of funding, WHO expected to cut 80% of humanitarian aid to war-torn Yemen

Tucker Carlson (Getty/Rich Polk)

Chris Hayes lashes out at Tucker Carlson

Cody Fenwick - Alternet

MSNBC host Chris Hayes slammed the right-wing pundit’s recent efforts to downplay the impact of the coronavirus

This Is All I Got by Lauren Sandler (Photos provided by publicist/Random House)

When Americans lost their empathy

Nicole Karlis

The author of "This Is All I Got" documented one young mother's journey to find stable housing in NYC

Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump (Win McNamee/Drew Angerer/Getty Images/Salon)

Mitch suggests that Trump speak less

Roger Sollenberger

The Republican leader also walked back his threat to let states that request federal assistance go bankrupt

Amazon fulfillment center on Staten Island, in New York (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

New York probes Amazon's labor practices

Roger Sollenberger

Letitia James has asked Amazon to temporarily close New York warehouses until it addresses “inadequate” protections

The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show (Netflix)

The weirdness of Iliza Shlesinger's show

Ashlie D. Stevens

The comedian also spoke to Salon about her IG show "Don't Panic Pantry" and why Pomeranians are funny

US President Donald Trump speaks as social media personalities Lynnette Hardaway (L) and Rochelle Richardson (2-L), otherwise known as Diamond and Silk listen (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump backs Diamond & Silk over Fox News

Roger Sollenberger

Fox News reportedly cut ties with the duo after they spread misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic

Pink planner with the words "I Am Very Busy" on the cover (ban.do)

"Being busy all the time is not healthy"

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Jen Gotch appeared on "Salon Talks" to discuss "The Upside of Being Down" and slowing the hustle to find optimism

Mitch McConnell (AP/Alex Brandon)

McConnell wants corporate immunity

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams

"This is one of the most appalling things I've heard in the context of this crisis"

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AP Photo/Matt Rourke/Andrew Harnik)

AOC and Liz demand halt to big mergers

Julia Conley - Common Dreams

"We cannot allow mega-corporations and private equity vultures to exploit the coronavirus crisis"

Democratic presidential candidate former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden participates in a Presidential Candidates Forum at the NAACP 110th National Convention on July 24, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Two women corroborate Tara Reade claims

Igor Derysh

Reade claims that Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993, pinning her up against a wall and digitally penetrating her

People hold signs as they walk past the governor's mansion to protest stay-at-home orders put into place due to the COVID-19 outbreak (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Your MAGA parents just won't listen

Amanda Marcotte

It's no good browbeating Trump fans about social distancing. It will never work, and is likely to backfire

From the April 27, 2020, edition of Tucker Carlson Tonight ( Fox News)

Tucker: Virus isn't as deadly as thought

Igor Derysh

Carlson contradicted experts by claiming the flattening of the curve was not the result of government lockdowns

How do we move forward economically? (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

We need a big, bold stimulus — now

Bob Cesca

Trump and the Republicans are offering only bad choices. Thinking big can beat the virus and save the economy

Large corporations getting big bailouts, while small businesses get bupkiss (Getty Images/AP Photo/Salon)

Bailout will cost taxpayers billions

Scott Newsome - The Conversation

The U.S. government has now pledged almost $3 trillion to save the economy and Americans from the coronavirus.

Chris Hedges (Photo by: Kim Hedges)

Chris Hedges: Yes, it can get worse

Chauncey DeVega

Author of "America: The Farewell Tour": We're heading for a steep decline; Biden and the Democrats have no answers

In this Thursday, May 7, 2015 photo, Victoria Goss, founder of Last Chance Corral, stands in the medical supply room as she waits for the result of a colostrum test in Athens, Ohio. Every new foal brought to rescue critical for the development of animal's immune system. In some cases, the foal is separated from the mother before the antibody transfer occurs, requiring intervention at the rescue. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (AP)

COVID antibody tests a work in progress

JoNel Aleccia - KFF Health News

Infectious disease experts are raising pointed questions about the reliability of early tests

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh/Patrick Semansky)

Marco Rubio's Supreme humiliation

Sophia Tesfaye

Florida senator mocked by Trump led the GOP's charge to undermine the Affordable Care Act. It was all in vain

Tomi Lahren (AP/Colin Young-Wolff)

Lahren: Distancing is "willful slavery"

Roger Sollenberger

Lahren also spoke out against social distancing last week, saying "it’s time for this trial of communism to expire"

Sean Hannity (AP/Jeff Roberson)

Why did Hannity buy 500 Yankees tickets?

Roger Sollenberger

Major League Baseball suspended its season indefinitely on March 12, citing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic

Business Bailouts (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Big companies get $750M in small biz aid

Igor Derysh

More than 200 publicly-traded companies have received more than $750 million intended to help small businesses

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