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Mother Jones

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

The Professor Who Came To Stay—and Wouldn't Leave

When Elizabeth Abel returned to the Bay Area home she had rented to a fellow professor on SabbaticalHomes.com, he refused to leave or pay the back rent he owed. She moved in across the street and enlisted her famous academic colleagues to help her get back the house she had raised her children in.

Ian Gordon Mother Jones Dec 2016 10min Permalink

Politics

“I Didn’t Come Here to Lose”

The movement at Standing Rock.

Wes Enzinna Mother Jones Dec 2016 10min Permalink

Undercover With a Border Militia

Inside America’s resurgent paramilitary movement.

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Shane Bauer on the Longform Podcast

Shane Bauer Mother Jones Oct 2016 55min Permalink

Meet the California Couple Who Uses More Water Than Every Home in Los Angeles Combined

Are megafarmers Lynda and Stewart Resnick visionary philanthropists or shrewd water barons?

Josh Harkinson Mother Jones Aug 2016 20min Permalink

Best Article Crime

My Four Months as a Private Prison Guard

“Private prisons are shrouded in secrecy. I took a job as a guard to get inside—then things got crazy.”

Shane Bauer Mother Jones Jun 2016 2h20min Permalink

Crime

The NRA's Murder Mystery

Today, Robert Dowlut is the National Rifle Association’s top lawyer. Fifty years ago, he was convicted of murdering a woman with a handgun.

Dave Gilson Mother Jones Jul 2014 30min Permalink

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