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# Mother Jones
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/mother-jones/
- Published: 2026-06-08T16:54:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-08T16:55:47.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, Organization, Magazine, Media, United States, #toc, COVID-19, California
**Mother Jones** is an American magazine based in San Francisco, California. It is published by the [Foundation for National Progress](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Foundation-for-National-Progress).[\[1\]](#fn1) The magazine is named after Mary Harris Jones, a labour union activist and socialist.[\[2\]](#fn2)
## History
In early 1974, several journalists including Adam Hochschild gathered in the home of Paul Jacobs to begin planning what would become *Mother Jones*.[\[3\]](#fn3)
In 1975, Bill Dodd and Richard Parker met and co-founded *Mother Jones* alongside several colleagues.[\[4\]](#fn4)[\[5\]](#fn5) The first issue of the magazine was published in 1976.[\[6\]](#fn6)
In December 2023, *Mother Jones* and the Center for Investigative Reporting announced that the two entities would merge.[\[7\]](#fn7)
## Organization
*Mother Jones* has been a project partner of The Marshall Project.[\[8\]](#fn8)
### Personnel
| Name | Position | Notes |
| --------------- | ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Bill Dodd | Co-founder | Dodd Smith Dann Layher, Parker-Dodd, Craver, Mathews, Smith & Company |
| Adam Hochschild | Co-founder | \- |
| Richard Parker | Co-founder | \- |
| David Corn | Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief | \- |
### Funding
Donors to *Mother Jones* include:[\[9\]](#fn9)
- Androcles Foundation
- Around Foundation
- Baskin Family Foundation
- Broad Reach Fund
- California Wellness Foundation
- Chicago Community Foundation
- Craig Newmark Philanthropies
- Eisner Foundation
- Emerson Collective
- Foundation for the Carolinas
- Holdfast Collective
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Kadima Foundation
- Libra Foundation
- Marisla Foundation
- McKnight Foundation
- McNabb Foundation
- Patagonia
- Propel Capital
Further donations are reflected on the page for the [Foundation for National Progress](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Foundation-for-National-Progress).
## Publications
- May 12, 2020: "[Anti-Vaxxers Have a Dangerous Theory Called “Natural Immunity.” Now It’s Going Mainstream](http://archive.today/2023.07.30-155855/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/05/anti-vaxxers-have-a-dangerous-theory-called-natural-immunity-now-its-going-mainstream/)" by Kiera Butler
- March 7, 2023: "[The Company Offering Free Health Care to East Palestine? It’s a Right-Wing, Anti-Vax Project.](http://archive.today/2023.03.17-173752/https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/03/anti-vax-east-palestine-free-healthcare/)" by Kiera Butler
- Article about [The Wellness Company](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/The-Wellness-Company)
- February 8, 2024: "[RFK Jr. Is Planning to Speak at a Conference Featuring a Guy Who Talks About Jews Controlling the World](http://archive.today/2024.02.09-182358/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/02/rfk-jr-anti-vaxxers-replatform-conference-world-control-cancelled/)" by Kiera Butler
- Article about RePlatform
- February 20, 2024: "[RFK Jr. Super-PAC Puts Promoters of Conspiracy Theories on the Payroll](http://archive.today/2024.02.21-104547/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/02/robert-f-kennedy-jr-conspiracy-theory-super-pac-american-values-2024/)" by David Corn
- Article about [American Values 2024](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/American-Values-2024)
## External links
- [SourceWatch](https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mother%5FJones)
- [Website](https://www.motherjones.com/)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%5FJones%5F%28magazine%29)
- [Wikispooks](https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Mother%5FJones)
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1. *Foundation for National Progress.* MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref1)
2. *“Mother” Mary Harris Jones.* (2011, December 31). Women in History; Lakewood Public Library. [↩︎](#fnref2)
3. Hochschild, A. (2001, May). *The First 25 Years.* Mother Jones. [↩︎](#fnref3)
4. Massari, P. (2002, June 6). *Mother Jones founder finishes his “to-do” list*. Harvard Gazette. [↩︎](#fnref4)
5. Parker, R. (2017, July 31). *The battles of Bill Dodd.* Mother Jones. [↩︎](#fnref5)
6. Foster, D. (1992, December 1). Editor’s Note. *Mother Jones Magazine, 17*(6), 2\. Google Books. [↩︎](#fnref6)
7. Falk, T. (2023, December 18). *Center for Investigative Reporting will dissolve in merger with “Mother Jones.”* Current. [↩︎](#fnref7)
8. *2016-2017 Annual Report.* The Marshall Fund. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref8)
9. *Thank You to Our Supporters.* Mother Jones. Retrieved December 20, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref9)
## Further reading
[Who’s Behind ‘Mother Jones’?Originally published by The Kennedy Beacon. Late last year, the Honest Media project, our sister publication also funded by American Values 2024, published an article titled “Reporter Kiera Butler is a Disinfo Dupe.” Butler is a reporter for Mother Jones magazine whose areas of focus include former president Donald Trump,White Rose IntelligenceLiam Sturgess](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/blog/whos-behind-mother-jones/)