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 this issue came together.

One More Time for the Pundits in the Back • Are media commentators really so clueless about the media?

MAGA Mayhem • The ongoing threat to American democracy will come from an unrepentant House.

The Great Reprieve • Democracy was on the ballot. It won the chance to stay there.

What Lies Beneath • Let us not lose sight of the January 6 insurrectionists’ real motivation.

Making Wisconsin a Democracy Again • Democrats won big victories in November, but gerrymandering and a GOP-dominated judiciary mean the battle for fair representation is far from over.

The Roe Effect • Abortion played a decisive role in November. Now the battle moves to the courts.

Home Front • Months after they fled, Ukrainians return home, seeking normalcy—or at least closure. Instead they find rubble and dust.

The Dirty Secrets of Elite College Admissions • The Supreme Court is set to kill affirmative action. Just not for rich white kids.

Black and Blue • Torn between community and badge, Officer Jervis Middleton had to make a choice. It didn't go well.

Stranger Dangers • How one website has become a magnet for kids and sexual predators, and what it might mean for the future of tech.

Friend Zoned • Why are lesbian characters so often limited to being a straight woman’s sidekick?

Hidden Figures • An artful compendium of Black pioneers

Suicide by Cop • The charged language of policing

A Watershed Moment • Rain gardens can help cities adjust to a changing climate.

Power Lunch • Why universal free school meals matter