Mother Jones – September 01, 2019

VOLUME 44

NUMBER 5

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DEPARTMENTS

4 outfront

The sudden death of a

neighborhood school

In the Trump era,

can a Republican ever

be too much of a jerk?

Is Richard Burr

throwing away his

shot to investigate

the president?

Cupcakes, hugs, and

a clean slate for sex

trafficking survivors

53 mixed media

The doctor fighting fake

news about vaginas

Logged off and loving it

A broader palette

of modern art

66 food + health

Good intentions

are fueling our

recycling crisis.

maga comes to the

school lunchroom.

FEATURES

PREPARINGFORTHEPOST-ROEFUTURE

20 Plan C
BY NINA LISS-SCHULTZ
Whatever happens, women
will once again be the
collateral damage.

24 Where Roe
Doesn’t Reach
BY BECCA ANDREWS
The women of Mississippi
are already living in the
post-choice world.

30 When Your Rapist
Demands Custody
BY MICHAELA HAAS
Forced into pregnancy—
and to co-parent

34 Troll Story
BY STEPHANIE MENCIMER
How Matt Gaetz used
bullying, his dad’s money,
and a whole lot of sucking up
to Trump to become a star

40 Burn. Build. Repeat.
BY JEFFREY BALL
California’s wildfires are
getting worse. So why are
we still developing in the
danger zone?

46 Hold the Line
BY J. WESTON PHIPPEN
Carlos Spector pushed
back on Trump’s border
crackdown—and pushed
himself to the brink.

50 Judge Dread
BY NOAH LANARD
Inside the courtroom
of America’s harshest
asylum judge

COVER: NOMA BAR; ABOVE: JUSTIN MAXON

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