Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the ongoing debate over the name of Washington’s pro football team, folks on both ...

Clinicians have long known that contempt is a cancer in relationships. Empirical support for this salient clinical observation came from the work of John Gottman and others. Contempt communicates ...

Contempt is indifference or disdain for the hurt or hardship of others, due to a perception of lower moral standing, character defects, mental instability, inferiority, or general unworthiness. The ...