Mother Jones - January/February 2022

In this issue

American workers did not just quit their jobs, they quit mostly low-paid jobs or terrible conditions, bolstered by the greatest workplace leverage they’ve felt in 40 years. In “The Big Quit,” Jacob Rosenberg and Noah Lanard share many first-person stories of the bad bosses who pushed workers over the edge. Tim Murphy in “Better Call Ken” profiles Ken Paxton and the radical legal strategies the Texas attorney general used in his attempt to overturn the election that he is now using to gut Roe v. Wade. In “The Purity Trap,” Becca Andrews writes of her yearlong investigation of the school administrators who blamed and shamed female students for the assaults they encountered at a Bible college. Lori Teresa Yearwood writes of her escape from homelessness in “I am Not Your Project” only to find herself in a new battle with the debilitating projections from the system meant to “help” her.

The Legal War Against Mother Jones

"Journalists shouldn’t hide behind a veil of false objectivity."

4 mins

Double Standard Bearers - Supremacy and Sedition

There’s a reason the Capitol rioters have dodged the charge: race.

8 mins

Drinking Problem: Well Wishes

How thirsty cash crops could uproot vulnerable Californians

6 mins

Had Badge, Will Travel

An ex-sheriff slings bogus constitutional lessons at cops—with your state’s seal of approval.

8 mins

The Big Quit

How workers got fed up and bosses got scared

7 mins

Better Call Ken

The Texas Attorney General provided a radical legal pretext to overturn the election. Now he’s using the same tactics to gut Roe v. Wade.

10+ mins

The Purity Trap

These women went to Bible college to deepen their faith. Then they were assaulted— and blamed for it.

10+ mins

Mixed Media Vanishing Point

More than two centuries ago, a group of West Africans chose death over enslavement in the waters of coastal Georgia. Why do so few traces of their story remain there today?

9 mins

The Long Shot

"What if we could make a vaccine for pandemic viruses—before they exist?"

3 mins

Food For Thought: Stirring The Pot

The forgotten Chinese chef who transformed the way America cooks

3 mins

Read all stories from {{magazineName}}

Mother Jones Magazine Description:

Mother Jones is a nonprofit news outlet that delivers bold and original award-winning reporting on the urgent issues of our day, from politics and climate change to education and the food we eat. We investigate stories that are in the public and the nation's interest. From revelatory scoops to deep-dive investigations, Mother Jones journalism is storytelling that informs and inspires 9 million monthly readers.

We are headquartered in San Francisco and have bureaus in Washington, DC, and New York City. Mother Jones has been nominated for more than 30 National Magazine Awards and has won seven times, including for General Excellence in 2001, 2008, and 2010. In addition, Mother Jones has been recognized repeatedly with top industry honors, including two National Press Club Awards, three Online News Association Awards, and the Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award two years in a row. Mother Jones has also been named a finalist for eight Data Journalism Awards.