Inside an Illinois Abortion Clinic Bracing for Impact
Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Hanz Dismer doesn’t have many moments to catch their breath at work these days. The education research coordinator at Hope Clinic for Women, an abortion clinic in Granite City, Illinois, Dismer is constantly bustling…
How Foreign Private Equity Hooked New England’s Fishing Industry
piola666; Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine. A first step was to find out how many permits the company owns. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provided a database breaking down the permit holdings in the groundfish industry for the…
My Daughter Ran. My Father Was Shot. I’ll Never Forget the Strangers Who Helped Us.
Youngrae Kim/AFP/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.For years, Allison Kamen has had a birthday tradition: the Fourth of July parade at her parents’ town of Highland Park, Illinois, followed by a barbecue and fireworks. This year was particularly special since…
If Republicans Retake Congress In November, Here’s What Their Agenda Will Look Like
Republican Study Committee chair U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) speaks at a press conference following a Republican caucus meeting on June 08, 2022.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.During a press conference earlier this year, a reporter asked Senate…
Wendy Davis Reflects on the End of Roe Nearly a Decade After Her Iconic Filibuster
State Sen. Wendy Davis gestures to calm the crowd down before she led a filibuster to block passage of a bill of abortion restrictions on June 25, 2013.Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In June 2013, when Texas…
When Abortion Was Illegal, Adoption Was a Cruel Industry. Are We Returning to Those Days?
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.A few weeks ago, before the final decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization which ended the constitutional right to an abortion, I downloaded the audio version of American Baby: A…