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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Science of Happiness
Wed Oct. 6, 2010 4:48 AM PDT

Dead Panda? Pay Up.
Mon Oct. 4, 2010 2:00 PM PDT

Looking for Religious Expertise? Ask an Atheist
Tue Sep. 28, 2010 4:52 PM PDT

Eco-News Roundup: Friday September 24
Fri Sep. 24, 2010 4:45 AM PDT

'Picture Me' Gives Models a Voice
Thu Sep. 23, 2010 2:29 PM PDT

Climate Denialism Down, But So Is Caring About Climate
Wed Sep. 22, 2010 3:48 PM PDT

BP Wants to Stop the Presses
Tue Sep. 21, 2010 10:37 AM PDT

Marie Claire's Muslim Perspective
Mon Sep. 20, 2010 1:38 PM PDT

Eco-News Roundup
Fri Sep. 17, 2010 11:08 AM PDT

Firm Spied on Greens, Not Tea Party
Thu Sep. 16, 2010 2:52 PM PDT

Amazon.com's Green Shame
Tue Sep. 14, 2010 11:32 AM PDT

Pope's Low Bar for Miracles
Mon Sep. 13, 2010 1:13 PM PDT

Study Sheds Light on Obama-Muslim Misconception
Fri Sep. 10, 2010 4:10 PM PDT

Eco-News Roundup
Fri Sep. 10, 2010 4:01 AM PDT

US Tea Partiers Advise British
Thu Sep. 9, 2010 1:34 PM PDT

Palin Decries Koran Burning and Mosques in Same Post
Wed Sep. 8, 2010 4:32 PM PDT

Holding a Bake Sale for Pakistan
Tue Sep. 7, 2010 10:57 AM PDT

Eco-News Roundup
Fri Sep. 3, 2010 4:21 AM PDT

Taiji Dolphin Season Opens
Thu Sep. 2, 2010 3:49 PM PDT

Why Pakistan Aid is Lagging
Mon Aug. 30, 2010 12:57 PM PDT

Levi's Curve-Hugging (Sizes 0-4) Jeans
Mon Aug. 30, 2010 11:22 AM PDT

Vote for Me! The One Who's Not a Broad!
Fri Aug. 27, 2010 1:01 PM PDT

Eco-News Roundup
Fri Aug. 27, 2010 4:25 AM PDT

Japan's Terrorist-Fighting Dogs
Thu Aug. 26, 2010 3:24 PM PDT

Ground Zero's Slave Graves
Wed Aug. 25, 2010 4:32 PM PDT

TSA's Frisky New Pat-Downs
Tue Aug. 24, 2010 1:43 PM PDT

Making Newsroom Diversity a Priority
Mon Aug. 23, 2010 1:24 PM PDT

Pakistan: Corporations and Flood Relief
Fri Aug. 20, 2010 1:15 PM PDT

Eco-News Roundup: Friday August 20
Fri Aug. 20, 2010 4:22 AM PDT

Eco-News Roundup: Friday August 13
Fri Aug. 13, 2010 4:16 AM PDT

Hezbollah in Mexico Stoking Terrorism Fears
Thu Aug. 12, 2010 1:16 PM PDT

Sexism in the Immigration, Birthright Debates
Wed Aug. 4, 2010 4:11 AM PDT

Birthright Citizenship: History Defies GOP Reasoning
Tue Aug. 3, 2010 2:06 PM PDT

Eco-News Roundup: Friday July 30
Fri Jul. 30, 2010 4:24 AM PDT

Autism Activists on the Judge Rotenberg Center
Tue Jul. 27, 2010 5:38 AM PDT

Eco-News Roundup
Fri Jul. 23, 2010 4:34 AM PDT

Birth Control's Hidden Costs
Mon Jul. 19, 2010 3:17 PM PDT

Eco-News Roundup
Fri Jul. 16, 2010 4:13 AM PDT

Birth Control by the Numbers
Thu Jul. 15, 2010 2:03 PM PDT

Zogby v. Nate Silver
Wed Jul. 7, 2010 10:12 AM PDT

Sea Turtles Win Protection
Tue Jul. 6, 2010 5:35 PM PDT

Eco-News Roundup
Fri Jul. 2, 2010 4:52 AM PDT

Turtle Eggs Get FedExed, BP Gets Sued
Thu Jul. 1, 2010 11:20 AM PDT

6 Ways Air Travel Is Getting Worse
Tue Jun. 29, 2010 5:49 AM PDT

Eco-News Roundup
Fri Jun. 25, 2010 8:00 AM PDT

Backlash on Possible Sea Turtle Burning
Wed Jun. 23, 2010 1:03 PM PDT

Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter
Tue Jun. 22, 2010 4:05 AM PDT

Sea Turtle Status Update
Fri Jun. 18, 2010 4:03 PM PDT

Eco-News Roundup: Friday June 18
Fri Jun. 18, 2010 4:52 AM PDT

Eco-News Roundup
Fri Jun. 11, 2010 12:20 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