Jen Quraishi

Jen Quraishi

Jen Quraishi is a former assistant editor and editorial coordinator at Mother Jones. Before joining Mother Jones, Jen was managing editor at Girlfriends magazine. Born and raised in Oregon, she's been published in the Miami Herald, Wired, the Contra Costa Times, and the 48 Hour Magazine. In her spare time she enjoys baking pastries, working on her Japanese, and visiting local art museums. She also writes for San Francisco hyperlocal blogs.

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Report: Muslim Americans Are Incredibly Normal
Wed Aug. 31, 2011 2:56 PM PDT

California Defied Own Scientists With Pesticide Approval
Fri Aug. 26, 2011 3:06 AM PDT

BART's Poor Planning Endangered Commuters
Tue Aug. 16, 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Maternal Deaths By the Numbers
Mon Aug. 15, 2011 2:41 PM PDT

MTV Real World Contract: Rape and Assault Possible, Pregnancy Gets You Canned
Fri Aug. 12, 2011 5:07 PM PDT

Story of the Week: The Cost of Healthy Eating
Fri Aug. 12, 2011 2:49 PM PDT

Abortion Laws That Didn't Make the News
Fri Aug. 12, 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Blood Tests Detect Fetus's Sex at 7 Weeks
Wed Aug. 10, 2011 1:26 PM PDT

Uncontacted Tribe Missing, Drug Traffickers Suspected
Tue Aug. 9, 2011 4:50 PM PDT

Story of the Week: Sheep Tweak Tree Ring Data
Fri Aug. 5, 2011 3:04 PM PDT

Biodegradable Plastics Emit Methane Faster
Fri Aug. 5, 2011 1:21 PM PDT

High Fashion vs. Dame Helen Mirren
Thu Aug. 4, 2011 1:16 PM PDT

7% of Harvard Women are 'Sugar Babies'? Hmm.
Wed Aug. 3, 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Free Birth Control! Hells. Yeah.
Mon Aug. 1, 2011 12:50 PM PDT

Story of the Week: The Amazing, Regenerating Dolphin
Fri Jul. 29, 2011 5:05 PM PDT

"Why Are Republicans So..."
Fri Jul. 29, 2011 2:59 PM PDT

Quick Hit: Damn, Dirty (Smart) Apes
Thu Jul. 28, 2011 1:42 PM PDT

Climate Change With a Side of Plague
Wed Jul. 27, 2011 12:56 PM PDT

"Organic" Bottled Water? WTF!?
Wed Jul. 20, 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Why Your Sperm Hate Second-Hand Smoke
Tue Jul. 19, 2011 2:09 PM PDT

Art + Corals + Conservation = Awesome
Tue Jul. 19, 2011 3:06 AM PDT

Gem of the Week: Forget 8 Glasses of Water a Day
Fri Jul. 15, 2011 4:26 PM PDT

Highlights from Court Decision on TSA Scanners
Fri Jul. 15, 2011 11:56 AM PDT

TSA Blasted for Checked Baggage Scans, Security Breaches
Thu Jul. 14, 2011 11:39 AM PDT

The Michele Bachmann Guide to Slavery
Mon Jul. 11, 2011 2:37 PM PDT

Large Study Confirms BPA-Thyroid Function Link
Mon Jul. 11, 2011 1:44 PM PDT

Gem of the Week: Jail Time for Gardening?
Fri Jul. 8, 2011 4:41 PM PDT

Zero-Waste Catching on for Grocery Stores
Fri Jul. 8, 2011 10:28 AM PDT

The Anti-Anxiety Pregnancy Diet
Thu Jul. 7, 2011 2:51 PM PDT

Belly Buttons Have 1,400 Strains of Bacteria
Fri Jul. 1, 2011 4:28 PM PDT

Gem of the Week: Peer Pressure Makes False Memories
Fri Jul. 1, 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Name Changes and Feminism
Thu Jun. 30, 2011 11:05 AM PDT

Ohio's Ambitious 'Heartbeat Bill' Passes House
Wed Jun. 29, 2011 5:07 PM PDT

New Brain-Boosting Chemicals Found in Breast Milk
Tue Jun. 28, 2011 5:50 PM PDT

Gem of the Week: Humpback 'Bubble Nets' More Complex
Fri Jun. 24, 2011 3:01 PM PDT

Americans Only Work 4 Hours a Day? Context Please!
Thu Jun. 23, 2011 2:22 PM PDT

Climate Change Side-Effect: Overworked Doctors?
Thu Jun. 23, 2011 12:34 PM PDT

New Act Prohibits Minors Traveling for Abortions
Wed Jun. 22, 2011 4:13 PM PDT

Surprise! TSA Is Searching Your Car, Subway, Ferry, Bus, AND Plane
Mon Jun. 20, 2011 3:15 PM PDT

Income Inequality and Happiness
Sun Jun. 19, 2011 12:33 PM PDT

Birth Control for Men: Why the Wait?
Fri Jun. 17, 2011 1:54 PM PDT

Gem of the Week: When Doctors Are Wrong
Fri Jun. 17, 2011 10:29 AM PDT

Sunscreen's Shady Label Claims: The Sequel
Wed Jun. 15, 2011 10:31 AM PDT

Why 20 Weeks? Some Background on Abortion Debate
Tue Jun. 14, 2011 3:32 PM PDT

What NC's Abortion Bill Says, And Doesn't
Fri Jun. 10, 2011 3:11 PM PDT

Gem of the Week: Understanding Jellyfish
Fri Jun. 10, 2011 4:40 AM PDT

Hips Don't Lie (About Age), Weight Gain Not Pill's Fault
Thu Jun. 9, 2011 1:25 PM PDT

Gem of the Week: Overhauling the Medicare Payment Model
Fri Jun. 3, 2011 4:01 AM PDT

The Military's Sweet, Flawed Tobacco Deal
Thu Jun. 2, 2011 11:18 AM PDT

Congressman: Why Is TSA Skipping Arabs?
Tue May. 31, 2011 4:20 PM PDT

"This Is for Destroying Airplanes"

Secret video shot by an FBI superinformant on the job.

Fri Aug. 12, 2011 12:19 PM PDT

The Illustrated Etiquette Guide for Soldiers (Iraq War Edition)

Learn how to say "where are the prisoners kept?" in phonetic Arabic, plus cultural advice on hugging from the US military.

Thu Mar. 3, 2011 1:01 AM PST

Big Pharma's Search for a Little Pink Pill

A new documentary follows Big Pharma's search for the Big O.

Mon Feb. 14, 2011 7:23 AM PST

LISTEN: Are FOB Chinese Moms Really Better? (Audio)

The authors of "My Mom Is A FOB" poke gentle fun at their Chinese mothers' love of straight As—and "doggie-style fries."

Fri Jan. 14, 2011 1:00 PM PST

LISTEN: How to Avoid Self-Sabotage This Year (Audio)

Self-control expert Daniel Akst tells you his secrets.

Wed Jan. 5, 2011 10:51 AM PST

From FOB to Fobulous

How Asian Americans are turning an insult upside down.

September/October 2010 Issue

Tea Party: More Signs of Racism?

If the tea party wants diversity, it may want to get some new signage.

Tue Sep. 28, 2010 2:22 AM PDT

Blezzed R Teh Cheezmakers

Rewriting the word of God for kitties, coders, and conservatives.

July/August 2010 Issue

MoJo Podcast: "The L Word" Actress Daniela Sea

The <span style="font-style:normal;">L Word's </span>heartthrob discusses sexual politics and her passion for animal rights.

Wed Nov. 25, 2009 7:11 PM PST

Big Ag's Growing Influence

On Capitol Hill, the ag lobby is the 800-pound steer.

November/December 2009 Issue

Books: On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear

Richard Ellis traces the natural and cultural history of polar bears.

November/December 2009 Issue

Top Model Tells All

An ex-model and her partner discuss their new film about the ugly side of modeling.

Fri Aug. 28, 2009 2:54 PM PDT

MoJo Audio: 5 Questions for Sara Ziff and Ole Schell
Fri Aug. 28, 2009 2:36 PM PDT

How Far Did Voss and San Pellegrino Travel to My Whole Foods?

We charted the miles per bottle for nine top water brands.

September/October 2009 Issue

H2Uh-Oh

From Arrowhead to Volvic, Fiji's not the only bottled water with a PR challenge.

September/October 2009 Issue

MoJo Audio: 5 Questions for Sheila Himmel

Sheila Himmel, co-author of <span style="font-style:normal;">Hungry: A Mother and Daughter Fight Anorexia</span>, discusses the prevalence of eating disorders.

Mon Aug. 3, 2009 2:23 AM PDT

Big Gulp

How much H<sub>2</sub>0 goes into everyday products.

July/August 2009 Issue

The Cartels Next Door

Cartels used to neatly divide Mexico. But as they have fractured, the violence has intensified. And moved north.

July/August 2009 Issue

Recycling: Curb Your Enthusiasm

Meet the cities at the bottom of the residential recycling pile.

May/June 2009

Is the Bible Blogtastic?

Slate.com editor David Plotz on PETA-friendly sacrifice and why the Good Book is so bloody.

Sat Apr. 18, 2009 4:13 PM PDT

Film Review: House of Saddam

A new HBO biopic tries to unveil Saddam's humanity, but it's more fun watching Hussein's family than the cold-blooded dictator.

Fri Dec. 5, 2008 1:00 AM PST

Five Ways to Game Global Warming

These online ecofantasies put the fun back into saving the planet.

November/December 2008 Issue

MoJo Audio: Rose George

British writer Rose George on the disposal of human waste and her new book, <i>The Big Necessity.</i>

Mon Nov. 10, 2008 1:00 AM PST

Q&A: David Goldberg

The communications director for Smart Growth America talks city sprawl trends, smarter urban planning models, and why he's excited about Atlanta.

November/December 2008 Issue

Roundtable Review: W.

<i>MoJo</i> staffers riff on <i>W.</i>, Oliver Stone's biopic of George W. Bush, starring Josh Brolin.

Fri Oct. 17, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Co-Founder

Has PETA gone too far?

Wed Oct. 15, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

Film Review: Up the Yangtze

Filmmaker Yang Chung documents the new China below deck on a Yangtze River cruise ship full of Americans.

September/October 2008 Issue

Q&A: James Hansen

James Hansen, head of NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, on why CO2 should be declared a pollutant.

September/October 2008 Issue

Q&A: Marion Nestle

Marion Nestle, author of <i>What to Eat</i> and professor at New York University's Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, on the destruction of the FDA.

September/October 2008 Issue

Q&A: Judith Curry

Judith Curry, chair of Georgia Tech's School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, on the importance of understanding and protecting our home planet.

September/October 2008 Issue

Why Barack Obama Is Still Your New Bicycle

San Francisco writer and meme creator Mathew Honan explains BarackObamaIsYourNewBicycle.com, Twitter publicity, and what it's like to have the Obama campaign favorite his photo on Flickr.

Tue Aug. 5, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

A Glossary of Prison Slang

From "Buck Rogers time" (a sentence with a far-future parole date) to "the monster" (HIV)

July/August 2008 Issue

Five Ways to Survive Any Disaster

Survival researcher Amanda Ripley explains how to get through the next earthquake/hurricane/plane crash/terrorist attack.

Mon Jun. 9, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

Power Q&A: Robert Bryce

The author of <i>Gusher of Lies</i> on why he's pro-nuclear, anti-wind, and all over super batteries

Mon Apr. 21, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

Power Q&A: Chelsea Sexton

The bubbly star of "Who Killed the Electric Car" explains why General Motors is still her favorite car company, even after they laid her off and buried the EV1.

Mon Apr. 21, 2008 12:00 AM PDT