menu_open Columnists
Monika Bauerlein

Monika Bauerlein

Mother Jones

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Good Night and Good Luck

“Lying.” “Disgusting.” “Scum.” “Slime.” “Corrupt.” “Enemy of the people.” Donald Trump has made clear what he thinks of...

07.07.2025 9

Mother Jones

Monika Bauerlein

The Bill Moyers That Obituaries Missed

“And they get away with the corruption,” read the email subject line. I knew it was from Bill Moyers, because launching right into the point was...

04.07.2025 40

Mother Jones

Monika Bauerlein

You Have What Trump and Musk Want

“Sit down and read. Educate yourself for the coming conflicts.” It was a widowed, immigrant seamstress who said that, a woman who had no business...

05.03.2025 10

Mother Jones

Monika Bauerlein

Eighty Percent of Germans Voted Against the Far Right. Can That Happen Here?

The day before the German election, I was sobbing uncontrollably over a video that my German family sent me. It shows a table on a sidewalk, set with...

24.02.2025 100

Mother Jones

Monika Bauerlein

Billionaire-Owned News Is Not Our Only Option

From left: Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, Donald Trump, and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos Mother Jones illustration; Imago/ZUMA;...

28.10.2024 50

Mother Jones

Monika Bauerlein

What’s Missing From Investigative Reporting

Mother Jones illustration; Mario Ruiz/Getty For a personal tribute to Don Barlett, read “‘Hello, I’m Don Barlett and I Liked Your Story’”...

19.10.2024 6

Mother Jones

Monika Bauerlein