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48 Time December 2–9, 2019 “Has cancel culTure gone Too far?” THe quesTion felT impos- sible to ignore this year. Google it and ...

49 But soon #TaylorSwiftIsCanceled was trending. “When you say someone is canceled, it’s not a TV show. It’s a human being,” Swi ...

50 Time December 2–9, 2019 When The ride-sharing app LyfT rang The opening bell at its IPO in March, pink confetti rained down o ...

51 The young people now in high school, college and just spilling out into the workplace, part of Generation Z, are frustrated, ...

52 Time December 2–9, 2019 every morning, mrs. Chen dons her brighT purple Tai Chi pajamas and joins the dozen or so other membe ...

53 Some 1,500 mileS northwest of where Mrs. Chen recovered her purse, surveillance in China’s restive region of Xinjiang has hel ...

54 Time December 2–9, 2019 Chinese passengers wait in their seats. At inter- sections, drivers are ushered from their vehicles b ...

55 have been fired and others investigated based on evidence reportedly gleaned via online posts and private messaging apps. Thi ...

56 Time December 2–9, 2019 Under The brighT whiTe lighTs of a london exhibiTion space, an instructor asks those who identify as ...

57 RECLAIMING THE WEST The cowboy has long been one of America’s most potent sym- bols. Strivers have taken inspira- tion from r ...

58 Time December 2–9, 2019 For decades, mosT companies wenT To greaT lengths to avoid opining on social issues. No longer. After ...

59 whisTle-blowing has long been a vital weapon against pub- lic and private wrongdoing in America. Just as FBI whistle- blower ...

60 Time December 2–9, 2019 The hoTel ballroom is packed when The spoken-word poeT Staceyann Chin takes the stage on a Saturday m ...

61 As Democrats increasingly see women and people of color as key to their 2020 strategy, the leaders of the reproductive- justi ...

62 Time December 2–9, 2019 leaders, wrote an open letter to Planned Parent- hood. “This is not only disheartening but, inten- ti ...

63 People outside the movement have quietly adopted some of the pri- orities of the reproductive-justice community. In 2016, the ...

64 Time December 2–9, 2019 PLAYING TO LOSE We live in odd aThleTic Times. losing has never been this fashionable. Look no furthe ...

65 This year, neW Zealand became The firsT naTion To formally drop gross domestic product (GDP) as its main measure of economic ...

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