What Is Mother Jones?

Mother Jones is a nonprofit, reader-supported newsroom founded in 1976 that reaches millions of people each month across our website, social media, videos, newsletter, and print magazine. Mother Jones is produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting, which also produces Reveal, the weekly investigative radio show and podcast.

Our newsroom investigates the big stories that may be ignored or overlooked by other news outlets, including about democracy and voting rights, racial justice, reproductive rights, and food and agriculture.

We are America’s oldest investigative news outlet, and are based in San Francisco with bureaus in Washington, DC, and New York. We are an independent newsroom (meaning we don’t have any corporate owners), and are accountable only to you, our readers. Our mission is to deliver hard-hitting reporting that raises awareness and inspires change.

You may follow us on the web, social media (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, Threads, LinkedIn), YouTube, and Apple News, and the award-winning magazine is available on newsstands and through print and digital subscriptions.

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