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The cover stories that put Mother Jones on the map
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (899+ words) Ian Gordon July+August 2026 Issue Both covers blend stunning visuals and sharp design with the bold (and occasionally irreverent) writing inside the magazine'something we've been shooting for ever since our first issue way back in 1976." For our premier issue, illustrator…...
Exploding cars, office monkeys, Watergate: The origins of Mother Jones
15+ hour, 55+ min ago (1504+ words) War. Oil shocks. A corrupt president and a scandal-ridden administration. Civil rights abuses and government violence. An immense gap between how young and old, men and women, left and right, rural and urban people view the world. A technological revolution…...
The stunning photojournalism that made Mother Jones
15+ hour, 57+ min ago (627+ words) Mark Murrmann2 minutes ago Susan Meiselas; Ken Light; Donna De Cesare; Bryce Duffy; Rian Dundon Since its founding in 1976, Mother Jones has operated on a foundational premise: Visual storytelling goes hand-in-hand with investigative reporting to expose injustice, demand accountability, and build…...
It's one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (1454+ words) Anna Merlan November 25, 2025 On the night before Christmas in 1954, a Chicago housewife named Dorothy Martin begged her followers to step outside, sing together, and wait, at last, for the aliens." Things hadn't been going well for Martin, the leader of…...
Everyone's fleeing Trump's Freedom 250 concerts
3+ week, 6+ day ago (146+ words) It hasn't even been two days since Freedom 250, the Trump-tied group organizing a bunch of celebrations ostensibly in honor of America's 250th birthday, announced the lineup for its Great American State Fair concert series. But the series already appears dead on…...
The Kennedy Center was part of DC life. Trump destroyed it.
3+ week, 6+ day ago (853+ words) Stephanie Mencimer5 minutes ago The Opera House seats are seen at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during a media tour intended to show building damage, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP That's why I was on…...
How to steal back the future: Boots Riley on his "best film yet"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (918+ words) A few days before May Day'International Worker's Day'I traveled to Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre for the West Coast premiere of activist-writer-director Boots Riley's sophomore film, I Love Boosters. The 100-year-old movie palace'which was one of many businesses across the country…...
In His Debut Novel, Blair Palmer Yoxall Rejects the Cowboys vs. Indians Western
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) Ahead of the publication of his novel, I spoke to Yoxall about Indigenous cowboys, building community, and writing the M'tis experience. This interview has been edited for length and clarity." Talk to me about what led you to write this…...
Together, we beat Jeff Bezos
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (428+ words) This is a story about how we'you and us here at Mother Jones'beat Jeff Bezos. Let me explain. Remember the moment, a couple of months back, when Stephen Colbert was at a loss for words: "I don't even know what…...
Why Lauren S'nchez Bezos is storming the gates of the Met Gala
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (761+ words) When distinguished guests and A-listers gather tonight for this year's Met Gala, two new faces will greet them on the receiving line: Lauren S'nchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos, both of whom will be at Monday's event as honorary chairs, in…...