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Publications

Mother Jones

Science

Can We Move Our Forests in Time to Save Them?

Trees have always migrated to survive. But now they need our help to avoid climate catastrophe.

Lauren Markham Mother Jones Nov 2021 Permalink

Home Was a Nightmare, Then Home Was Prison. Finally Home Is Now a Refuge.

A radical housing program in the San Francisco Bay is recognizing how women who killed their abusers deserve dignity—and a second chance.

Marisa Endicott Mother Jones Oct 2021 25min Permalink

Religion

They Went to Bible College to Deepen Their Faith. Then They Were Assaulted—and Blamed for It.

At Moody Bible Institute, purity culture and complementarianism have worked together to forgive abusers and punish the abused.

Becca Andrews Mother Jones Sep 2021 35min Permalink

Politics

Armed Picnics and Snipers at Family Dollar: Life in a Town With a Government-Approved Militia

In Virginia, paramilitarism gets a rebrand.

Matt Cohen Mother Jones Aug 2021 25min Permalink

Politics

Trump Put a Right-Wing Radio Host in Charge of a National Park. Emails Show the Chaos That Ensued.

Michael Savage used his position at San Francisco’s Presidio to stir up a controversy over Japanese American internment.

Dave Gilson Mother Jones Apr 2021 20min Permalink

History Politics Media

Can America’s Problems Be Fixed By a President Who Loves Jon Meacham?

Understanding Joe Biden by way of his favorite historian.

Kara Voght Mother Jones Apr 2021 15min Permalink

Politics

Sheldon Adelson Bets It All

The inside story of the megadonor and the Chinese casino money flooding our elections.

Matt Isaacs Mother Jones Feb 2016 25min Permalink

Food

“I Never Thought I’d Be Standing in One of Those Lines”: Stories From People Seeking Food Aid

The economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus has led to enormous food insecurity across America—even in its richest cities.

Samantha Michaels Mother Jones Dec 2020 15min Permalink

Politics

What’s the Matter With Cultural Politics?

It’s not just the economy, stupid.

Tommy Craggs Mother Jones Dec 2020 20min Permalink

Crime

I Called Everyone in Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Black Book

What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, “genius,” Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls.

Leland Nally Mother Jones Oct 2020 40min Permalink

Business

I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave

Reporting undercover from inside the online-shipping industry.

Gabriel Mac Mother Jones Feb 2012 30min Permalink

Crime

She Said, He Sued

Increasingly, men accused of MeToo misconduct are suing their accusers for defamation.

Madison Pauly Mother Jones Feb 2020 Permalink

Politics

My Surreal Afternoon With Donald Trump’s Favorite Black Supporter

Who was in a cult. Who lost his yacht. Who did not stab a man in the eye.

Michael J. Mooney Mother Jones Feb 2020 15min Permalink

Crime

Inside the US Marshals’ Secretive, Deadly Detention Empire

They’re supposed to safeguard pretrial detainees. But America’s oldest law enforcement agency is suffering from a massive dereliction of duty.

Seth Freed Wessler Mother Jones Oct 2019 40min Permalink

Politics

When Choice Is 221 Miles Away

If you want to see what a world without Roe looks like, look at Mississippi.

Becca Andrews Mother Jones Sep 2019 15min Permalink

Best Article

Behind the Lines

A two-part series on America’s role in the Syrian civil war.

Shane Bauer Mother Jones Jun 2019 2h Permalink

Business Crime

Secrets of the Tax-Prep Business

How pop-up tax preparers make billions off the poor.

Gary Rivlin Mother Jones Mar 2011 15min Permalink

Health

“Mom, When They Look at Me, They See Dollar Signs”

How rehab recruiters are luring recovering opioid addicts into a deadly cycle.

Julia Lurie Mother Jones Mar 2019 25min Permalink

Business

How to Hand out Free Money

Alaska can show us the way.

Katia Savchuk Mother Jones Dec 2018 30min Permalink

Business

Generation Underwater

How Washington left students to drown in debt.

Ryann Liebenthal Mother Jones Aug 2018 25min Permalink

Health

Did Drinking Give Me Breast Cancer?

The science on the link is clear, but the alcohol industry has worked hard to downplay it.

Stephanie Mencimer Mother Jones Apr 2018 30min Permalink

Politics

The Secret to Understanding Kamala Harris

And why it’s making her a flash point in the Democratic Party.

Jamilah King Mother Jones Jan 2018 15min Permalink

Politics

Rigged: How Voter Suppression Threw Wisconsin to Trump

On the people who tried to vote and couldn’t.

Ari Berman Mother Jones Oct 2017 20min Permalink

Crime Politics

"This Is a War and We Intend To Win"

The rise and fall of a violent underground anti-racist group.

Wes Enzinna Mother Jones Apr 2017 20min Permalink

Crime Science

The Deliciously Fishy Case of The "Codfather"

He was the most powerful fish broker in New Bedford, America’s most valuable seafood port. The Russians who arrived looking to buy his operation were undercover agents and he told them everything.

Ben Goldfarb Mother Jones Mar 2017 15min Permalink

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