The Stock Market Looks Totally Normal
I’m having a slow start to the 2020s. For one thing, this is my 8th decade, and that seems wrong somehow. I suppose this is what I get for being born near the end of a decade and then blogging near the beginning of another, but still. Eight decades! Well, let’s start out with a…
Julián Castro Just Dropped Out of the Presidential Race
Paul Boucher/ZUMA Wire Former San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on Thursday morning. Castro, who served as Housing and Urban Development secretary under President Barack Obama, told supporters in a video that “it simply isn’t our time.” It’s with profound gratitude to all of our supporters that I suspend…
The Puerto Rican Flag’s Evolving Colors Say a Lot About the Island’s Relationship With Its Colonial Rulers
Casino developer Steve Wynn and his wife Andrea Hissom, make their way to the Senate Policy luncheon.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call There’s a running joke in Latinx circles about Puerto Ricans and their love for their flag. “How did you know I was Puerto Rican?” reads the caption on a popular meme accompanying a photo of…
I Spent a Full Week Wearing a CBD-Infused Bodysuit
It’s me, encased in Acabada’s $275 CBD-infused jumpsuit.Mark Murrmann/Mother Jones I went to SoulCycle, in a jumpsuit infused with drugs, to get my ass kicked. For journalism. It was a Thursday afternoon class, and Molli, our petite, yet vigorous instructor helped me set up my bike and then exposed introduced me to the rest of…
A Story Your New Year’s Hangover Could Use: $5.3 Million in Debt Wiped Out
Valeriya/Getty Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. It was a startling announcement: A California church had raised enough money to pay off the medical debts of 5,555 struggling Los Angeles–area residents in time for Christmas, wiping out more than…
On the Anniversary of Oscar Grant’s Death, We Can Now Finally Say Goodbye to a Decade of Police Violence
A protester during a rally outside the LA Criminal Courts building in downtown Los Angeles in June 2010 during the trial of former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer Johannes Mehserle for murdering Oscar Grant. Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times/Getty In the early morning hours of January 1, 2009, a 22-year-old black man named Oscar Grant sat…