“Beyond My Pay Grade”: When Pete Buttigieg Had a Chance to Stand Firm on Abortion Rights, He Dodged
Mother Jones illustration; Getty; Zuma Mayor Pete Buttigieg was keeping a low profile. It was last spring, and he was in the middle of deliberating what he would later call “one of the hardest decisions” he’s had to make during his tenure in South Bend, Indiana. An abortion clinic—which was hoping to offer service to…
Republicans Bet “Medicare for All” Hearings Would Divide Democrats. They Were Wrong.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.Andrew Harnik/AP Republican lawmakers had bet that hearings for the House’s “Medicare for All” bill would surface deep disagreements among Democrats over their vision for the country’s health care system. But on Wednesday the bill was debated…
Democratic Candidates Seem Pretty Confused About Medicare for All
Cory Booker speaks at a 2017 news conference in supporter of Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All bill.Andrew Harnik/AP The lead author of the House of Representatives’ Medicare for All bill has been reaching out to Democratic presidential campaigns in an effort to remedy what she views as misrepresentations of the legislation by some of the…
Inside Johnson and Johnson’s Quiet Domination of the Opioid Market
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Johnson and Johnson, the company best known for its baby powder and soap, quietly dominated the opioid market for years, growing poppies in Tasmania and selling narcotics to leading drug companies, including OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. “It was influences from companies like Johnson and Johnson that infiltrated and spread like a…
Missouri’s Last Abortion Clinic Is About to Potentially Close. Its Doctor Explains How They Are Coping.
Abortion-rights supporters march Thursday, May 30, 2019, in St. Louis. A St. Louis judge is deciding whether to grant an order that would allow Missouri’s only abortion clinic to keep its license to perform abortions past Friday.Jeff Roberson/AP Photo The fate of Missouri’s last abortion clinic hangs in the balance as a circuit court judge considers the…
I Was an Anti-Vaxxer—Until My 13-Year-Old Daughter Asked Me to Vaccinate Her
Melissa Wilcox and her daughter; courtesy of Melissa Wilcox; illustration by Mother Jones; Getty Earlier this year, we asked Mother Jones readers about their vaccination secrets, following the story of 18-year-old Ethan Lindenberger, who recently got vaccinated against his mother’s wishes. Melissa Wilcox, a mother of two in Tacoma, Washington, responded with a story about…