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Roundtables - How China Got Ahead on EVs
How China Got Ahead on EVs Speakers: Zeyi Yang, China reporter, Amanda Silverman, Features & investigations editor, and Abby Ivory-Ganja, Sr engagement editor In the race to produce and sell more electric vehicles, China has emerged as the unexpected winner. If you visit Shanghai or Shenzhen today, it feels like half of the cars running on the streets are electric. The burgeoning domestic demand also transformed Chinese auto companies into aggressive challengers in the global auto market.
Heroes of 2021: Sad girls and their sad music
Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine. As usual, the staff of Mother Jones is rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year. Find all of 2021’s heroes and monsters here. I think I was happiest this year when I was really fucking sad. Or, at the very least, when I was listening to someone else be really fucking sad.
I Don’t Know About You But I’m Feeling 22 (and Like I Need a Three Day Weekend Devoted to Taylor’s Version)
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. A 100 percent, very real, very serious note from my Slack drafts … Hey boss, I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling I’m not going to be able to log on tomorrow. I need several 2-hour-and-10-minute time blocks to do nothing but listen. I need another 10 minutes to watch the Taylor Swift short film. Again. And again. I need another 10 minutes to watch the SNL performance. Again.
SCOTUS Will Officially Allow the Texas Abortion Ban To Go Into Effect
While we waited all day and foolishly hoped the Supreme Court would put Texas’ blatantly unconstitutional six-week abortion ban on hold, less than 24 hours after it went into effect, the highest court in the land said, nah, let’s let it go ahead. BREAKING: By a 5–4 vote, with Roberts joining the liberals, the Supreme Court REFUSES to block Texas' six-week abortion ban.
It was never easy to be an OB-GYN in Texas, but now it’s a nightmare
In May 2021, thousands of protesters came out in response to a new Texas bill outlawing abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.Sergio Flores/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. Last night, when I was up too late doom scrolling through Twitter while mourning the demise of women’s constitutional rights, I couldn’t stop thinking of my friend, who I’ll call Laura. Laura is an OB-GYN in Fort Worth, Texas.
60 years after the Yankees told her the dugout was no place for a girl, she threw out the first pitch
Gwen for the win! Kathy Willens/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. Beyond Paul O’Neill hitting two home runs for a sick kid at Kramer’s (maybe) behest, I don’t have great feelings about the Yankees. They’re easy villains, I’m not from New York, and I never liked A-Rod. But! Last week, they did something so thoroughly incredible that even the most strident Yankees haters will have to deeply appreciate it.
I Am Bored by “The Crown”-and Also Really Excited For It
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter. I made a joke when we started this project that anxiety and rage aside, I was hopeful for the next season of The Crown. It’s something to look forward to, right? Premiering just two-ish weeks after (god willing) the end of the longest and most unnerving election of our lifetimes, this season will feature—gasp—a young Princess Diana and—double gasp—The Wedding.
Hey, voters, keep sending us your political mail!
Scott Varley/Digital First Media/Torrance Daily Breeze via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter. If you can remember as far back as January 2020, way back then, we at Mother Jones asked you to share your political mail. As my colleague Tim wrote at the time: Facebook, for all its faults (actually, because of all its faults), makes it extremely easy to search political advertisements.
Tell Us Your Story: As We Approach 200,000 Deaths, Who and What Are You Mourning?
The United States is approaching yet another grim milestone during this coronavirus pandemic: 200,000 lives lost. It feels like so much has changed since late March, when President Donald Trump declaredthis unfathomable number as the high end of what he would consider an acceptable—even successful—loss of life. But in reality, not much has. We continue to fumble about, without anything resembling a coherent national response. We’re still short on materials needed for protective gear.
Joe Biden Again Tries to Heal a Hurting Nation. But Is It Enough?
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Reuters Published a Startling New Report About Trump Pushing Anti-Malaria Drugs
Yuri Gripas/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones' newsletters. For weeks, President Donald Trump has been pushing two anti-malaria drugs—chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine—as treatment for the novel coronavirus, despite a lack of scientific evidence that they, well, actually work to treat the novel coronavirus.
Kamala Harris Endorsed Joe Biden This Morning
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) endorsed Joe Biden for president Sunday morning, several months after Harris ended her own historic bid for president. She is just the latest of several former presidential contenders to align behind the former vice president. “We need a leader who really does care about the people and who can therefore unify the people. And I believe Joe can do that,” she said in a video posted to Twitter.
It Turns Out Team Trump Has Spent Years Falsely Claiming Ukraine-Not Russia-Was Behind DNC Hack
Michael Brochstein//ZUMA Wire On the famous July phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump pressed the Ukrainian president to look into the 2016 hack of the Democratic National Committee. The belief that Ukraine, not Russia, was actually behind the hack is a pretty confusing but persistent conspiracy theory on the right, despite being thoroughly debunked.
I asked someone who’s never seen Game of Thrones what they think the show is about. It was useless.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. My friend Ben watches a lot of television—I have literally heard him talk about waking up at 5 a.m. so he could watch three episodes of the E! series The Royals before coming to work—but somehow he doesn’t watch Game of Thrones. It’s very confusing that he doesn’t watch Game of Thrones. The only thing more confusing than Ben not watching Game of Thrones is the show itself.
The Memos on Michael Cohen’s Sentencing Just Came Out. Read Them Here.
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A Federal Judge Just Ordered George Papadopoulos to Report to Prison on Monday
Ting Shen/Xinhua/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust? Subscribe to our free newsletters. Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos must report to prison on Monday, a federal judge ruled Sunday, rejecting a last-minute attempt to delay his sentence. Papadopoulos pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI about his contacts with individuals connected to the Russian government during the 2016 campaign.
Why the ‘Five Stages of Grief’ Theory Is a Sham
In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast, writers Meghan O’Rourke (The Long Goodbye, Once) and Hanya Yanagihara (A Little Life, The People in the Trees) discuss the difficulty Americans have when faced by other people’s pain–and how that might hurt the global response to a generation of refugees. FP story editor for print Amanda Silverman hosts. Meghan O’Rourke is an award-winning poet, literary critic, essayist, and memoirist.
Emma Sulkowicz Interview - Protest Art in the Age of Trump
"Oh my gosh, I think we're going to have to start off with something smaller than that." Emma Sulkowicz isn't ready to talk about Trump. And, to be fair, when we meet, it's not even a week since he became president-elect. (Still today a very weird sentence to write.) The performance artist, though, wouldn't be able to completely avoid the orange elephant in the room.
Does the World Really Need Nation-States?
Podcast 2015 Global Thinker Chigozie Obioma and novelist Taiye Selasi discuss whether the narrative of nationhood is the greatest story ever told.
The Green Movement and its Inconvenient Truths
In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast, Urgenda co-founder and director Marjan Minnesma joins filmmaker and activist Josh Fox, director of the upcoming How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change, to swap stories from inside the green movement and explore its successes, its shortcomings, and why doomsday scenarios are valuable communications tools. FP story editor Amanda Silverman hosts.
How to Build a Media Industry from Scratch
In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast, Moby CEO Saad Mohseni joins his counterpart at twofour54, Noura al Kaabi, to swap media-empire stories, explore why children’s entertainment is crucial for adults, and discuss how Afghanistan might be like 1950s America. FP story editor Amanda Silverman hosts. Noura al Kaabi is a 2013 Global Thinker and the CEO of twofour54, a government-sponsored, tax-free media zone aimed at creating a sustainable information and entertainment industry in Abu Dhabi.
Why Migrants Can No Longer Be Considered Society’s “Fringe”
In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast, photographer Tobias Zielony joins author Anna Badkhen to discuss the misconceptions plaguing the refugee crisis—both in Europe and in Africa—and why the media have a unique responsibility to reshape the migration debate. FP story editor Amanda Silverman hosts. Tobias Zielony is a 2015 Global Thinker and Berlin-based photographer who was selected for the German Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2015.
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Has No Time for Giggles
In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast, Margot Wallström, the Swedish minister for foreign affairs, talks with FP Voice Lauren Wolfe about sexual violence in conflict zones, why Gandhi still matters in global affairs, and how to empower women to be agents of change. FP Story Editor Amanda Silverman hosts. Margot Wallström is a 2015 Global Thinker.
From Gender Biases to Extreme Parenting: The Top Questions Women Working in STEM are Sick of Hearing
In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast, “wogrammer” founders Zainab Ghadiyali and Erin Summers join Epibone CEO and co-founder Nina Tandon to discuss the best ways to promote diversity in STEM fields and how to avoid affirmative-action’s pitfalls. Amanda Silverman, FP story editor for print, hosts. Zainab Ghadiyali and Erin Summers are 2015 Global Thinkers and founders of “wogrammer“, a movement that combats the “brogrammer” stereotype by promoting women in male-dominated STEM fields.
A Deadly Double Standard
In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast, India’s Daughter director Leslee Udwin joins human rights activist Gulalai Ismail to share personal stories of discrimination and discuss the challenges in convincing women of their own power. FP Story Editor Amanda Silverman hosts. Gulalai Ismail is a Pakistani human rights activist and 2013 Global Thinker. She co-founded Aware Girls in 2002, when she was just 16, to advocate for equal rights in education, health care, and employment.
Are Women Still Disconnected From The Connected World?
In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast, Jeffrey E. Garten, the dean emeritus at the Yale School of Management, and former World Bank president Robert Zoellick debate the future of globalization and the diverse voices that will define it. FP story editor Amanda Silverman hosts. Jeffrey E. Garten is the dean emeritus at the Yale School of Management, where he currently teaches.
Does the LGBT Community Have a Trans Problem?
In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast, model Andreja Pejic and real estate salesman Jim Obergefell, who was the lead plaintiff in the seminal gay marriage case last year, discuss how to deal with the attention of becoming public figures—and why it doesn’t bother them when people stop them for a selfie. Andreja Pejic is a 2015 Global Thinker and model. Born in Bosnia, she was scouted when she was just 16, living in Australia as a refugee, flipping McDonald’s burgers.
The Power of the Purse
In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Corporate Responsibility Leader Shannon Schuyler and BuyUp Index creator Amy-Willard Cross explore the importance of gender parity in leadership — and just how much progress is left to be made. FP Story Editor Amanda Silverman hosts.
Epidemics on the Move
In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast, epidemiologist Caroline Buckee and global health expert Laurie Garrett discuss Ebola and the world’s next health crises. FP Story Editor Amanda Silverman hosts. Caroline Buckee is a 2013 Global Thinker. An epidemiologist and assistant professor at Harvard’s School of Public Health, she focuses on the spread of infectious disease and how we can use technology to understand the relationship between human movement and infection.
Global Thinkers: Why Water Is a Fundamental National Security Issue
In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast, writer Charles Fishman and Water-Gen’s Arye Kohavi swap stories about reporting on and finding solutions for the clean water problems. FP Story Editor Amanda Silverman hosts. Arye Kohavi is a 2014 Global Thinker. He’s the president and founder of Water-Gen, a start-up that’s developed tech that can essentially turn air into potable water.
Why Won’t Regulators Rein in Big Banks?
https://foreignpolicymag.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/151012_globalthinkers_mixdown.mp3 In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast (recorded October 12), economist Anat Admati and financial reporter Pedro da Costa explain why the 2008 financial crisis was not the “Hundred-Year Flood” big bankers like to pretend it is. FP story editor Amanda Silverman hosts. About the participants: Anat Admati is a 2014 FP Global Thinker.
Demi Lovato on Mental Illness
"You're always going to remember your first time," Demi Lovato, wearing a skin-tight, long-sleeved black mini dress and sky-high Chloe Gosselin booties, says this to a room full of strangers. Taking center stage (and causing a few cheeks to burn) is not a totally foreign experience for the child actor turned sexy song-of-summer pop star. The audience, however—mostly middle-aged, devoid of tweens—is not her typical demographic. See, she is not talking about that first time.
Global Thinkers: What Is the Way Out in Yemen?
In this week’s Global Thinkers Podcast, 2013 Global Thinker and activist Farea al-Muslimi joins FP contributor Elizabeth Dickinson to discuss the dangers of proxy conflicts in the Middle East and why Saudi Arabia is taking a big risk in Yemen. FP Story Editor Amanda Silverman hosts. Subscribe to The E.R. podcast and other FP podcasts on iTunes here.
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