Mother Jones

Is MAHA Breaking Up?

Contributions: The Issue at a Glance

The Price of Accountability • Original reporting is time-consuming and costly. And worth every penny.

Sticker Shock • The bizarre backstory of the Trump-endorsed decal don who could be headed to Congress

Off the Rails • Bo French wants Texas to be the new Rhodesia. His opponent just wants to keep the heat on.

“There’s No One There” • Is it possible to have “less people and better results”? My very own IRS hell suggests not.

The Great MAHA Crackup

Department of Meatheads • MAHA moms built a movement. MAGA is turning it into a boys’ club.

Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing • Republican Zach Lahn is promising to bust up Big Ag as Iowa’s next governor. But locals are wondering if he’s the real deal.

In the Shadows • While DC dithers, one California lawmaker is quietly forcing Big Food to clean up its act nationwide.

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? • Democrats are riding a midterm wave of resistance and revenge. Iowa’s Rob Sand is singing a different tune.

True Believer • Kristan Hawkins helped kill Roe. Now she’s fighting to control the movement she created.

The Anti-Abortion Zealot • Andrew Bailey has been hellbent on eradicating access. After quitting as the FBI’s No. 2, conservatives have lost a key ally at a critical time.

A Winning Formula • Dr. Angel Foster is remaking the abortion access landscape, one pill at a time.

Safe Passage • Inside the shadowy network of mifepristone mules

The Education of Min Jin Lee • In her latest book, the novelist tackles dislocation and familial sacrifice to ask: Is elite schooling always a passport to a good life?

“National Security” • The one true American religion

Sum of Its Parks • The feds think bigger green spaces are better, but tiny ones make a big difference.

Apocalypse Now • Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven, has a new book—on the collapse of the United States.