Things I Hope Will Die in 2020
Ooh, a long list of things we hope will die in 2020. Amazingly enough, I’m on board with almost all of them. I’ll even add a few of my own: “Correlation is not causation.” Yeah, we know. This doesn’t make you sound nearly as smart as you think. Kanye. And Kim too. And all the…
When Do We Get to See the Trade Deal, Mr. President?
It’s already 2020 in Shanghai! Are they ahead of us on trade, too?SIPA Asia via ZUMA Our mysterious “Phase One” trade deal with China is set to be signed: President Trump said Tuesday he will sign the first phase of a trade deal with China on Jan. 15, as the two nations move to cement…
Things We Hope Will Die in 2020
Mother Jones illustration; Getty The Wing: A women-only coworking space branded as a feminist wonderland, The Wing calls itself “a diverse community open to all.” How inclusive! Memberships start at $185 per month. —Abigail Weinberg Malcolm Gladwell’s career: Let’s thinslice: Malcolm Gladwell needs to stop writing. Gladwell’s theories are wrong (stop and frisk) or obvious…
The 2010s Were the Decade of the Smartphone
Naturally enough, everyone is writing this week about the decade just past. I’ve been reading a lot of these essays and pondering the same question myself. What did it all mean? I don’t know. It’s the decade when social media flew out of control. It’s the decade when AI got a lot of hype but…
Trump’s Core Message Is “I Got Mine.” Is It Infecting the Rest of Us?
I’m generally an optimist—to a fault, some of my friends and colleagues would say. I find the bright side in almost anything and focus relentlessly on the possibility of change especially when things are tough. But that doesn’t mean living in a fantasy, and it doesn’t mean refusing to acknowledge challenging news. So here it…
Monsters of the 2010s: Sports Institutions That Looked the Other Way
NCAA President Mark EmmertLM Otero/AP The staff of Mother Jones is rounding up the decade’s heroes and monsters. Find them all here. Even as they collected millions upon millions in revenue on the backs of their athletes’ labor, money-making enterprises also known as colleges and universities dropped the ball and failed to account for sexual abuse…