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

News Never Pays • The journalism that democracy relies upon is not a moneymaker and never will be.

Not in Your Backyard • The red-state horror show is coming for blue cities.

Tides of War • Dr. Olga Shpak was a leading whale researcher. Then Putin invaded her home country.

Unhappy Birthday • How booting 18-year-olds from disability rolls has lifelong consequences

Laboratory of Autocracy • Ron DeSantis’ Florida is where democracy goes to die.

The Message Man • Conservative activist Christopher Rufo is on a quest to hijack the political debate.

What is Justice for You? • After police violence, the state protects cops. Survivors have to protect each other.

Debt Sentence • Jessica Madison was a pioneer of the student loan cancellation movement. But she didn't live to see relief become a possibility for millions.

Against a Sea of Troubles • Isolated and abused, women in the Merchant Marine are finally speaking out.

Too Hot for Hollywood • Climate change has become a relentless backdrop to everyday life. Why is it missing from our entertainment?

State of Emergency • Our crises require more than a never-ending series of duct-tape fixes.

Listening to Our Guts • Can wastewater surveillance help prevent the next pandemic?

Bad Neighbors • Tightly packed poultry and pig farms could be incubating the next deadly flu.