Mother Jones January/February 2020 Issue

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Do you give a damn about the future of this country?

The guardrails protecting democracy may have buckled, but they are not broken. Autocratic forces are ascendant in America—yes, it can happen here, and did—but the story isn’t fully written. Truth-telling independent media is one remaining bulwark against Trump’s unrestrained exercise of power. He rails against the press as the “enemy of the people,” because like all liars and extremists, he hates the scrutiny that comes from fearless investigative reporting. Our nonprofit newsroom is built for the chaos and uncertainty ahead. Depend on it, and please stand with us.

The guardrails protecting democracy may have buckled, but they are not broken. Autocratic forces are ascendant in America, but the story isn’t fully written. Truth-telling independent media is one remaining bulwark against Trump’s unrestrained exercise of power. He rails against the press as the “enemy of the people,” because he hates the scrutiny that comes from fearless investigative reporting. Our nonprofit newsroom is built for the chaos ahead. Please stand with us.

Mother Jones Magazine Cover : January + February 2020

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Cover Story
In It to Win It

We need a massive climate war effort—now.

By Kevin Drum

PLUS: The climate crisis generation is sick of waiting. —Rebecca Leber

FEATURES
Count Me Out

Letting states decide who gets representation is the new front in the Republican war on voting rights.

By Ari Berman
Immaculate Deception

Religiously driven, anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers are filling the Planned Parenthood void—at taxpayers’ expense.

By Stephanie Mencimer
All the Rage

Dan Crenshaw declared war on cancel culture. But who’s really getting canceled?

By Tim Murphy
Trump’s Not Richard Nixon. He’s Andrew Johnson.

Betrayal, paranoia, cowardice. We’ve been here before.

By Tim Murphy