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From a little further back, this was a great piece by Emmeline Clein, edited by @jacobrosenberg.bsky.social, about who the celebrity memoir boom really serves: www.motherjones.com/media/2023/1...

And this one by Chelsea Conaboy about the wellness influencer reviving the refrigerator mother theory for kids with ADHD: www.motherjones.com/media/2025/0...

A couple recent examples: I loved this piece by @inaeoh.bsky.social about the brutal aesthetics of the "Mar-a-Lago face": t.co/Mumic7zGcH

We don’t typically publish standalone reviews or Q&As; instead, these are reported essays that make a clear argument using multiple sources. We’re especially interested in pieces that have a strong time peg that will be relevant for our first few issues of 2026.

I'm looking for pitches for @MotherJones' print culture section, Mixed Media! These are ~2,000-word essays that combine reporting, cultural criticism, historical research, and/or personal narrative. More details in our pitch guidelines here: www.motherjones.com/contribute/w...

Eliminating critics is not how you "boost" your coverage of Hollywood and culture, it's how you make that coverage more toothless. variety.com/2025/digital...

this was the first big contest of the Democratic Reset. the city and the party got a generational political talent and a whole bunch of other people absolutely humiliated themselves: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Zohran Mamdani’s progressive agenda has won him virality at a time when Democrats are desperate for a message.

And his surging popularity seems to be because of—rather than in spite of—factors considered liabilities in the traditional calculus of NYC politics. @serenaalin.bsky.social reports:

This is a fantastic piece of rigorous, in-depth reporting. It will make you want to pass out with rage. But definitely read it.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

🚨Today—for the first time since @motherjones.com merged with @revealnews.org—we’re beginning negotiations with management over our collective bargaining agreement.

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I got to talk with Dr. Susan Lacy, a plaintiff in the huge trans rights Supreme Court case going to oral argument on Weds. Here's what the case could mean—for trans folks *and* for states' power to restrict sex-specific forms of healthcare (birth control, IVF) www.motherjones.com/politics/202...