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New York City Hospitals Fold to Trump. Will Zohran Mamdani Defend Trans Care?

Sophie Hurwitz

02.03.2026 10

The Nation

Sophie Hurwitz

People Hate Data Centers, so the Industry Is Spending Millions to Rebrand Them

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. With community opposition growing,...

28.01.2026 10

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

A Year Later, We’re All Paying for Trump’s Assault on the “Green New Scam”

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Village of Sauget in St. Clair...

26.01.2026 10

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

The Pentagon is Hoarding Critical Minerals That Could Power the Clean Energy Transition

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Pete Hegseth, who has taken to...

26.12.2025 10

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Trump’s Attack on the Endangered Species Act Will Hurt More Than Just Wildlife

Proposed rollbacks would open the door to more oil and gas drilling, as well as logging and mining.

26.11.2025 6

Truthout

Sophie Hurwitz

Election Day Was a Win for the Climate

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Tuesday was a great day at the...

08.11.2025 4

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Devastated by Israel, Gaza Faces an Environmental Crisis “Above Imagination”

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Over two years of nearly incessant...

21.10.2025 8

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

A Tornado Destroyed Their Home. Then the “Vultures” Showed Up.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When a mile-wide tornado hit St....

06.09.2025 7

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

I Went to the “Free Press” Party for Under-30s. All I Got Was Ennui. 

19.08.2025 10

The Nation

Sophie Hurwitz

The Unlikely Coalition Fighting to Keep Energy Star Labels on Your Appliances

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When the Environmental Protection...

10.08.2025 10

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Red States, Defying Reality, Are Reclassifying Gas as a “Green” Fuel

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In Louisiana, natural gas—a...

14.07.2025 6

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Most People Support Taxing Carbon Even If It Costs Them, Global Survey Shows

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. People in affluent countries around...

25.06.2025 10

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Youth Who Fought the Climate Crisis in Court Are Now Targeting Trump

Many of the young plaintiffs have taken part in similar lawsuits before, and won key victories in Montana and Hawaii.

22.06.2025 5

Truthout

Sophie Hurwitz

This Jewish Woman’s Attack By a Pro-Israel Mob Went Viral. Now She’s Speaking Out.

On Thursday, April 24th, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was halfway through a tour of the East Coast, speaking to large audiences...

07.05.2025 7

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Mohsen Mahdawi Has Been Released from Federal Custody

Mohsen Mahdawi, the Palestinian student at Columbia University who was arrested on April 14 at his naturalization interview in Vermont, was released...

30.04.2025 9

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Noem to Ban Harvard International Students if Trump’s Demands Not Met

On April 11, the Trump administration sent Harvard University a sweeping set of demands—among them that the university report international students...

19.04.2025 6

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Immigration Judge Rules

A Louisiana immigration judge ruled Friday that recent Columbia graduate and Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported—even though Khalil...

12.04.2025 8

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Trump’s Secret Police Are Stalking More and More Students

On Tuesday afternoon, a federal judge in New York’s Northern District heard opening arguments in the case of Momodou Taal v. Trump. Neither party...

29.03.2025 8

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Israel Is Bombing Gaza Again. Here’s What Doctors Are Seeing On The Ground.

The ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, instituted in mid-January, was always shaky. It could even be argued it never fully existed. Sixteen...

19.03.2025 7

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

A Florida Cinema Showed a Documentary About Palestine. Now, The Mayor Could Shut It Down.

Kareem Tabsch, co-founder of Miami Beach’s O Cinema, loves his hometown. He’s made an award-winning movie about Miami Beach’s historic Jewish...

18.03.2025 9

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

The Horrific Details of Mahmoud Khalil’s Detainment

Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia graduate who is Palestinian, was detained by the Department of Homeland Security almost one week ago. Since then,...

15.03.2025 10

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

The Many Misrepresentations of Mahmoud Khalil

Early this week, as Columbia students scrambled to respond to the United States government’s arrest of recent graduate Mahmoud Khalil, a series of...

13.03.2025 9

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Where Is Mahmoud Khalil?

Around 8:30 p.m. on March 8th, Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate of Columbia and a student leader in last year’s protest encampments, was returning...

11.03.2025 10

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Private Prison Companies Set to Make Billions Reopening Jails for ICE

Late Wednesday afternoon, private prison company CoreCivic announced it would be reopening a notorious family detention center in South Texas, under...

07.03.2025 20

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

“Half My Students Were Gone”: How Trump’s Immigration Agenda Is Disrupting Education

Shortly after President Donald Trump's inauguration, rumors of ICE agents in Massachusetts schools led students to stay home. Mother Jones...

21.02.2025 9

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Trump’s “Iron Dome” Looks Like Another Payday for Elon Musk

When I first reported on President Donald Trump’s promise to “BUILD A GREAT IRON DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD,” an expert summed up the idea as...

14.02.2025 8

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Does The State Department Want To Spend $400 Million on Elon’s Bad Cars?

Update February 13, 12:32 p.m.: After initial reports, the State Department said it had put plans to buy armored electric vehicles that could have...

13.02.2025 10

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Trump Wants to Deport Student Protesters. I Would Be On the Top of the List

Trump promised retribution in his second term. For our March April issue, we spoke with those targeted about lessons from the first term, fears of a...

11.02.2025 8

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

The Gleeful Profiteers of Trump’s Police State

On a call with investors earlier this week, Palantir CEO Alex Karp—fresh off a week of stock surges—was euphoric. “We’re doin’ it!” he...

07.02.2025 7

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

After War, Leftover Bombs Kill. Trump Froze Funding for Cleaning Them Up.

On Saturday, January 25th, the State Department office that funds the clearance of unexploded bombs, land mines, and improvised explosive devices...

05.02.2025 6

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Trump Asks Schools to Report Activist Students for Deportation

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order “to combat anti-Semitism” that allows for a broad crackdown on pro-Palestine...

31.01.2025 20

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Meet the Guy Who Reportedly Told Trump to Buy Greenland

The United States has been trying to annex Greenland for centuries. The massive island in the Arctic—which is home to 56,000 people and holds vast...

24.01.2025 7

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Trump’s Revamped Muslim “Travel Ban” Has Another Target: Free Speech on Campus

On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to restrict immigration, titled “Protecting The United States From Foreign...

24.01.2025 7

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Meet The Guy Who Reportedly Told Trump To Buy Greenland

The United States has been trying to annex Greenland for centuries. The massive island in the Artic—which is home to 56,000 people and holds vast...

24.01.2025 10

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

After Tens of Thousands of Dead, Israel and Hamas Agree to a Ceasefire

After 15 months of unceasing destruction in Gaza following the October 7th attack on Isreal and the death of tens of thousands of Palestinians, Israel...

15.01.2025 10

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

The Group That Helped the Squad Is Recruiting Working Class Candidates for 2026

On Tuesday morning, the Justice Democrats—the group that helped usher in a wave of progressive candidates during the first Trump...

14.01.2025 6

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Hero of 2024: Charity Music, Which Was Actually Good This Year

Mother Jones illustration The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year. Importantly, this is a...

27.12.2024 6

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz

Hero of 2024: Ruthie, My Barber

Mother Jones illustration; Courtesy photo The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year....

26.12.2024 6

Mother Jones

Sophie Hurwitz