September 19, 2026 at 3:01 AM EDT
Did My IUD Make My Depression Worse?

Did My IUD Make My Depression Worse? After Mother Jones senior reporter Julia Lurie had her IUD removed, she was surprised to find that she felt happier and calmer than she had in years.

September 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM EDT
Your Questions About Trump, Putin, and Russia's Election Interference Answered

Your Questions About Trump, Putin, and Russia's Election Interference Answered On Friday morning, I hosted a Reddit AMA, in which participants could ask me anything. But the questions were practically all related to my new book: How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America. The queries were smart, and none were vituperative""which was surprising given that this topic has become so toxic because of Trump's BS insistence that "Russia, Russia, Russia" is a Deep State "hoax" and "witch hunt" orchestrated to destroy him. Here's an excerpt of the Reddit conversation. You can learn more about the book at HowRussiaWon.com.

September 18, 2026 at 5:33 PM EDT
What Else Is the Pentagon Hiding From Us?

What Else Is the Pentagon Hiding From Us? More US military personnel have reportedly died during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has shared publicly, the latest and most serious evidence of the Trump administration’s ongoing cover-up around disastrous military failures in that conflict. In a Washington Post report released Friday, six US officials with knowledge of internal Defense Department data on […]More US military personnel have reportedly died during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has shared publicly, the latest and most serious evidence of the Trump administration's ongoing cover-up around disastrous military failures in that conflict. In a Washington Post report released Friday, six US officials with knowledge of internal Defense Department data on ["]

September 18, 2026 at 1:35 PM EDT
It's the End of the World as Chat Pile Knows It

It's the End of the World as Chat Pile Knows It I grew up in a highly insular environment, never knowing""let alone interacting with""the outside world, in part due to my family’s history with war and struggle in Vietnam. I can't fully understand their experiences, but knowing the world often meant witnessing the violence of military personnel from France, Japan, the United States, and and other […]I grew up in a highly insular environment, never knowing""let alone interacting with""the outside world, in part due to my family's history with war and struggle in Vietnam. I can't fully understand their experiences, but knowing the world often meant witnessing the violence of military personnel from France, Japan, the United States, and and other ["]

September 18, 2026 at 11:41 AM EDT
The Kennedy Center Is Just Trump's Latest Hostage

The Kennedy Center Is Just Trump's Latest Hostage Donald Trump has lurched, in short order, from would-be savior to abductor of the Kennedy Center, replacing vows to restore the facility's greatness with a threat to demolish it if he can't put his name on it. Construction crews fenced off the center on Wednesday, making it the latest in a series of Washington landmarks […]Donald Trump has lurched, in short order, from would-be savior to abductor of the Kennedy Center, replacing vows to restore the facility's greatness with a threat to demolish it if he can't put his name on it. Construction crews fenced off the center on Wednesday, making it the latest in a series of Washington landmarks ["]

September 18, 2026 at 7:30 AM EDT
"Near a Breaking Point:" Trump Is Failing Firefighters in an Intense Burn Season

"Near a Breaking Point:" Trump Is Failing Firefighters in an Intense Burn Season This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Firefighters battling enormous wildfires in the United States say the federal government is failing them at a time when supercharged blazes have made their jobs exponentially more dangerous. While the US continues to grapple with a critical shortage of federal […]This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Firefighters battling enormous wildfires in the United States say the federal government is failing them at a time when supercharged blazes have made their jobs exponentially more dangerous. While the US continues to grapple with a critical shortage of federal ["]

September 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM EDT
Cory Mills' Career Imploded. Then His Grenade Factory Exploded.

Cory Mills' Career Imploded. Then His Grenade Factory Exploded. Last month, Cory Mills' career in Congress imploded when the Florida Republican lost his primary by 13 points. Now part of a weapons facility operated by a company that Mills co-owns has exploded. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening at a Pacem Defense facility in northern Florida and caused no injuries, the Taylor County Sheriff’s […]Last month, Cory Mills' career in Congress imploded when the Florida Republican lost his primary by 13 points. Now part of a weapons facility operated by a company that Mills co-owns has exploded. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening at a Pacem Defense facility in northern Florida and caused no injuries, the Taylor County Sheriff's ["]

September 17, 2026 at 3:25 PM EDT
Killer AI Is Already Here. We're Using It in Iran.

Killer AI Is Already Here. We're Using It in Iran. More than 60 percent of Americans believe it's at least moderately likely that artificial intelligence will kill us all, according to a Politico survey released Wednesday. It's easy to see why. Arguments that AI companies are "gambling with our lives" have dominated the news this week. But despite our fear that AI might kill us […]More than 60 percent of Americans believe it's at least moderately likely that artificial intelligence will kill us all, according to a Politico survey released Wednesday. It's easy to see why. Arguments that AI companies are "gambling with our lives" have dominated the news this week. But despite our fear that AI might kill us ["]

September 17, 2026 at 3:09 PM EDT
Trump's Friends Are Already Signing Deals to Take Venezuela's Oil

Trump's Friends Are Already Signing Deals to Take Venezuela's Oil "It's a milestone deal in making the Western Hemisphere the center of the global energy system,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday. He was talking about a fellow Trump ally's oil deal with Venezuela: oil tycoon Harold Hamm of Continental Resources, a US petroleum and natural gas production company, who announced a preliminary deal […]"It's a milestone deal in making the Western Hemisphere the center of the global energy system," Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday. He was talking about a fellow Trump ally's oil deal with Venezuela: oil tycoon Harold Hamm of Continental Resources, a US petroleum and natural gas production company, who announced a preliminary deal ["]

September 17, 2026 at 9:21 AM EDT
Bo French Sent a Tweet So Racist, His Own Party Finally Took Notice. It's Just the Tip of the Iceberg.

Bo French Sent a Tweet So Racist, His Own Party Finally Took Notice. It's Just the Tip of the Iceberg. When Jon Rosenthal announced his campaign last fall for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, he never expected to talk about the short-lived Republic of Rhodesia. Rosenthal, a 63-year-old mechanical engineer and Democratic state representative from northwest Houston, is the kind of politician you might expect to show interest in the influential but little-understood […]When Jon Rosenthal announced his campaign last fall for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, he never expected to talk about the short-lived Republic of Rhodesia. Rosenthal, a 63-year-old mechanical engineer and Democratic state representative from northwest Houston, is the kind of politician you might expect to show interest in the influential but little-understood ["]