Anna has been a reporter with the Kansas Reflector since 2024. She strives to bridge the gap between the public and the powerful through accessible, engaging stories, and she highlights underrepresented perspectives whenever possible. Anna grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where she began writing for publication as a 16-year-old, but...

Isabela Dias is a reporter at Mother Jones. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Slate, the Nation, Pacific Standard, Texas Observer, and elsewhere. She holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of Journalism.

Anna Merlan is a senior reporter at Mother Jones covering disinformation, technology, and extremism. She was previously a senior reporter at Vice and Gizmodo Media Group, and was on staff at the Village Voice and the Dallas Observer. Over her career, she's frequently covered conspiracy theories, actual conspiracies, sexual violence,...

Emell Derra Adolphus is a Detroit and New York-based writer and a 2021 Kresge Literary Arts Fellow. He is currently working on a collection of LGBTQ short stories titled, Family Matters.

A century ago, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution made voting, our country’s most fundamental mode of civic participation, a right regardless of gender. But this watershed moment in our democracy excluded millions of women, particularly women of color, from the ballot box for generations. And the reality is...

Paige Gross is a Philadelphia-based reporter covering the evolving technology industry for States Newsroom. Her coverage involves how congress and individual states are regulating new and growing technologies, how technology plays a role in our everyday lives and what people ought to know to interact with technology.

Amir is a staff writer at Zany Progressive who is tackling topics on the government and politics. He speaks English, Hindu, and Urdu.

Kee'nan has worked mainly in editorial, writing various op-ed pieces on fashion, from runway reviews to trend analysis. He has now shifted his focus to cultural criticism.

Sophie Hurwitz is a Ben Bagdikian editorial fellow covering politics and social movements at Mother Jones. Previously, Sophie covered education and the criminal-legal system for the St. Louis American, and worked as a fact-checker for New York magazine. Reach out to shurwitz@motherjones.com or @sophiehurwitz on Twitter.