The HIV Morning-After Pill
One winter night in 2000, Danny, who was 21 at the time, went home with a guy he met at a crowded bar in San Francisco. Random hookups weren’t out of the ordinary for Danny, but this one ended badly:...
View ArticleSpinning the Atom
Patrick Moore sits in a dark mahogany booth at the Off the Record bar across from the White House. Clad in a conservative navy blue suit, he blends comfortably with the crowd of lobbyists and...
View ArticleLocked Out
Nearly 800,000 Americans are on parole. Add in those on probation, and the total is more than 5 million. 48 states prohibit prisoners from voting. 30 states also exclude felons on probation. In...
View ArticleThe Shawnee Redemption
When Jeannette Brown first got out of prison in Shawnee County, Kansas, in April 2000, she had nowhere to go. Her mother offered her a place to stay, but Brown could tell that “in her heart she didn’t...
View ArticleZip It, Soldier!
On the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War, in March 2007, Marines Adam Kokesh and Cloy Richards joined a group of other Iraq Veterans Against the War in a mock combat patrol in...
View ArticleMoJo Interview: Dave Eggers
It’s not easy keeping up with Dave Eggers, the pirate-loving, footnote-dropping McSweeney’s publisher, 826 Valencia founder, and Pulitzer-nominated novelist. One of his latest projects is Voice of...
View ArticleMoJo Video: Inside the Secret Cellblocks of Abu Ghraib
With the recent release of new torture memos, and the news that Obama isn’t entirely ruling out prosecutions, it’s important to remember just how widespread America’s use of torture has been. This...
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First, Do Harm
Barry Blitt Update (7/10/2015): Yet another report, this one based on a seven-month investigation requested by the board of the American Psychological Association, has confirmed the allegations in the...
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Oath Keepers and the Age of Treason
THE .50 CALIBER Bushmaster bolt action rifle is a serious weapon. The model that Pvt. 1st Class Lee Pray is saving up for has a 2,500-yard range and comes with a Mark IV scope and an easy-load...
View ArticleExplained: Jared Loughner’s Grammar Obsession
What was going on in Jared Loughner’s mind? Based on his online rantings, the man who allegedly emptied a 31-round clip into Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and dozens of bystanders Saturday was...
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