Mindset Training Is a Bust
“Mindset training” is a trendy practice designed to help students—especially marginalized students—do better in school by teaching them that their brainpower is not fixed forever, but can grow and change with effort. This is called a “growth mindset.” But does it work? Several smallish studies have suggested it might, so recently a British team conducted…
The Anti-Trump Resistance Has Spawned a New Crop of Hucksters
Peter Ryan If you’ve spent enough time on the internet over the last three years, you’ve probably come across Scott Dworkin, a.k.a. @funder. The 36-year-old is the cofounder of a super-PAC called the Democratic Coalition Against Trump, a podcast host, and an occasional guest on MSNBC who devotes much of his life to tweeting about,…
The Untold Story of the Progressive Insurgency That Is Remaking Congress
Mother Jones illustration; GettyIt was like the first day of camp, but with blazers and better snacks. Three dozen of the most liberal lawmakers in the House of Representatives were gathered on the fifth floor of a House office building on the afternoon of January 10. New members, sworn into office just one week earlier as…
US Says Venezuelan Forces “Aggressively Shadowed” a Navy Aircraft Over the Caribbean Sea
Russian-made Venezuelan Su-30MKV multirole strike fighters fly over a military parade to celebrate Venezuela’s 206th anniversary of its Independence in Caracas on July 5, 2017. Federico Parra/AFP/Getty A Venezuelan fighter jet “aggressively shadowed” a US Navy plane “at an unsafe distance” on Friday according to a new Pentagon statement, sparking concerns of a military confrontation…
White House Advisor Stephen Miller Endorses Questioning Citizens About Their National Origin
Alex Wong/Getty President Donald Trump’s racist attacks against four progressive congresswomen have produced days of head-scratching defenses from his closest allies, but the most bizarre attempt to back the president may have just come this morning from senior White House policy adviser Stephen Miller. “I fundamentally disagree with the view that if you criticize someone…
A GOP Senator Says “Love It or Leave It” Wasn’t Racist “Back in the ’60s.” He’s Wrong.
CNN Republican Sen. Ron Johnson appeared on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, where the Wisconsin lawmaker was asked to respond to President Donald Trump’s latest attack questioning the patriotism of four Democratic congresswomen of color. The tweet, which Trump posted Sunday morning, said the lawmakers were not “capable of loving our Country.” When asked…