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.

Why We’re Suing OpenAI • Tech juggernauts that take our work without credit or compensation are just futuristic bullies.

Art of the Deal • On War Room, Steve Bannon was peddling more than paranoia.

Reading, Righting, and Arithmetic • Conservative-run Christian schools are booming, thanks to unprecedented taxpayer dollars.

Throw Away the Key • Why Virginia’s parole rates are unusually low

Frontier Justice • The Border Patrol is an engine of crisis—and has been since the beginning.

How the Border Patrol Went MAGA • Agents always skewed conservative. But then their influential union fully leaned into a Trump presidency.

Inside Trump’s Plan to Deport Millions… • The system for mass removal would be costly, dystopian, and likely illegal.

…And How It’d Ruin America • Trump says removing 11 million undocumented immigrants would be good for the country. It would be a disaster.

Crossing the Line • The Border Patrol’s culture of impunity enables bad behavior—and sometimes keeps it from public view.

All Along the Watchtower • Automated surveillance and artificial intelligence are the future of the border—whether Trump builds his wall or not.

Border Creep • Agents looking for undocumented migrants or drugs have a very long leash.

State of Denial • Forget the presidency. The biggest battle in Arizona this fall is over reality itself.

Ready. Aim. File. • The Republican Party has launched a legal onslaught to undermine the 2024 election before a single vote has been cast.

Rags to Riches • The race to understand—and profit from—period blood

How Q Became Everything • The conspiracy group convinced too many people that the world is run by pedophiles. Conservative elites are rejoicing.

Overton Window • How a common concept limits our view of the political landscape

Behind Schedule • The legal status of cannabis is changing. Scientists say it’s high time.

Home Plate • The founders of an innovative Indigenous eatery have an even bigger vision.