Mother Jones · Jan/Feb 2025
Cradle and All
The devastating cost of Utah's thriving adoption industry.
Mother Jones · Mar/Apr 2025
The Unflinching Courage of Taylor Cadle
The police said she lied about being raped. Then she hit record.
National Magazine Award finalist
Mother Jones · May 2024
Inside the Conservative Movement to Promote Adoption
These states banned abortion. Now they're pushing adoption as an empowering choice for pregnant women.
Mother Jones · Oct 2023
Inside the Psychiatric Hospitals Where Foster Kids Are a "Gold Mine"
How a scandal-plagued health care giant profits off a failing child welfare system.
RFK Award · Livingston & Loeb finalist
Mother Jones · Mar/Apr 2023
Forever Home
A Native woman fought for years to gain custody of her granddaughter. Now the case is before the Supreme Court — and could have consequences beyond child welfare.
Mother Jones · Sept 2022
Inside Massachusetts' Family Separation Disaster
The state took away Bryan Hickson's newborn son. Why did it take so long for a judge to hear his case?
Mother Jones · Aug 2021
The Untold Story of Purdue Pharma's Cozy Relationship With the American Medical Association
The prestigious doctors' group has made it virtually impossible to discern where public health guidance ends and industry interests begin.
Mother Jones · May/June 2020
The Toughest Love
For nearly 50 years, the Delancey Street Foundation has offered an alternative to prison. But does the celebrated program really work?
Mother Jones · April 2019
America's Only Publicly Traded Addiction Treatment Chain Makes Millions Off Patients. What Could Go Wrong?
Mother Jones spent five months investigating deaths at American Addiction Centers.
Mother Jones · Mar/Apr 2019
"Mom, When They Look at Me, They See Dollar Signs"
How rehab recruiters are luring recovering opioid addicts into a deadly cycle.
Livingston Award finalist
Mother Jones · April 2018
Doctors Receive Opioid Training. Big Pharma Funds It. What Could Go Wrong?
"It doesn't look like promotion. It looks like education, and it's required for most physicians."
Mother Jones · July/Aug 2017
Children of the Opioid Epidemic Are Flooding Foster Homes. America Is Turning a Blind Eye.
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