Mother Jones

Mother Jones is a reader-supported investigative news organization recently honored as Magazine of the Year by our peers in the industry. Founded in 1976, Mother Jones is America’s longest-established investigative news organization. Our nonprofit newsroom goes deep on the biggest stories of the moment, from politics and criminal and racial justice to education, climate change, and food/agriculture. We reach more than 10 million people each month via our website, social-media presence, videos, podcasts, email newsletters, and print and digital magazine.

Contributions

How Journalism Can Resist the Tide of Doom • Mother Jones unites with Reveal

Arch Rivals • Ten years ago, Ferguson launched Rep. Cori Bush’s and Wesley Bell’s careers. Today, Israel’s war in Gaza has them facing off.

Blowing Smoke • Biden tried to protect Black smokers. Big Tobacco had other ideas.

Popping Off • How T.Rex Arms’ videos smuggle hardline Christian ideology to a large gun-toting audience

After the Crash • To curb the crisis of missing women, the Crow Nation created its own police force. But after a cop chased a Crow boy to his death, the force vanished—leaving the tribe without answers. Again.

Unnatural Selection • The Venus Flytrap Can Be Purchased at Walmart—But Its Years in the Wild May Be Numbered.

“I Want to Know How Much I Was Used” • Companies are using “independent” investigations to root out sexual abuse and harassment. Can survivors really trust them?

Worked Up • Unions are hot right now. But can organizers reverse decades of decline?

Star Struck • Who does the celebrity memoir serve?

The Algorithm • It is comforting to think we understand the technology pushing us information. Maybe we can’t.

The Elephant in the Room • Are Zoos Good for Animals?

Pay Dirt • Want farmers to embrace conservation? Leverage their subsidies.