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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Cute Endangered Animal: Tiger
Tue Jan. 5, 2010 1:26 PM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Tuesday, January 5
Tue Jan. 5, 2010 5:00 AM PST

Copenhagen: What Happened, and What Didn't
Fri Dec. 18, 2009 5:43 PM PST

Who Really Pays for Copenhagen
Fri Dec. 18, 2009 4:31 PM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Friday December 18
Thu Dec. 17, 2009 6:15 PM PST

Angry About Bailout, Some Divest
Thu Dec. 17, 2009 4:51 PM PST

12yo Rape Victim Not to Be Believed, Say School Admins
Wed Dec. 16, 2009 6:02 PM PST

Extinct Plant Not So Extinct After All
Tue Dec. 15, 2009 6:27 AM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Tuesday December 15
Tue Dec. 15, 2009 5:47 AM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Friday December 11
Fri Dec. 11, 2009 5:00 AM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Tuesday December 8
Tue Dec. 8, 2009 5:00 AM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Friday, December 4
Fri Dec. 4, 2009 5:00 AM PST

Cute Endangered Animals: Global Warming Edition
Wed Dec. 2, 2009 5:03 AM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Tuesday, December 1
Tue Dec. 1, 2009 5:03 AM PST

Cute Endangered Animal: Mouse Lemur
Tue Nov. 24, 2009 11:45 AM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Tuesday November 24
Tue Nov. 24, 2009 5:33 AM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Friday November 20
Fri Nov. 20, 2009 11:04 AM PST

Is Climate Change a Feminist Issue?
Thu Nov. 19, 2009 2:24 PM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Monday November 16
Mon Nov. 16, 2009 5:13 AM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Friday November 13
Fri Nov. 13, 2009 10:32 AM PST

Cute Animal in Danger: Bonneted Bat
Tue Nov. 10, 2009 1:00 PM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Tuesday November 10
Tue Nov. 10, 2009 5:05 AM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Friday November 6
Fri Nov. 6, 2009 11:09 AM PST

Cute Endangered Animal: Mono Titi
Tue Nov. 3, 2009 4:52 PM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Tuesday November 3
Tue Nov. 3, 2009 5:00 AM PST

Eco-News Roundup: Friday October 30
Fri Oct. 30, 2009 10:00 AM PDT

Cute Animal in Danger: Cuscus
Tue Oct. 27, 2009 2:53 PM PDT

Farm Lobby's Estate Tax Handouts
Tue Oct. 27, 2009 11:01 AM PDT

Eco-News Roundup: Tuesday October 27
Tue Oct. 27, 2009 4:41 AM PDT

DOI's Polar Bear Problem
Thu Oct. 22, 2009 2:40 PM PDT

Fiji Water Filters Into Fox, Cousteau
Tue Oct. 20, 2009 1:45 PM PDT

Eco-News Roundup: Tuesday, October 20
Mon Oct. 19, 2009 5:01 PM PDT

Cute Animal in Danger: Sea Otter
Mon Oct. 19, 2009 12:37 PM PDT

Eco-News Roundup: Tuesday, October 13
Tue Oct. 13, 2009 4:14 AM PDT

SF Chron's Polanski Apologist Gets Mad
Mon Oct. 12, 2009 4:15 PM PDT

Femimint Hygiene: Vagina Mints
Mon Oct. 12, 2009 9:22 AM PDT

'School of Shock' Closer to Closing?
Thu Oct. 8, 2009 10:28 AM PDT

Cute Animal in Danger: Emperor Penguin
Tue Oct. 6, 2009 2:16 PM PDT

Eco-News Roundup: Tuesday, October 6
Tue Oct. 6, 2009 3:50 AM PDT

Levi Johnston Goes Nuts for Fiji Water's Parent Co.
Mon Oct. 5, 2009 3:50 PM PDT

EPA Announces Toxics Reform
Wed Sep. 30, 2009 9:48 AM PDT

Cute Animal in Danger: Pygmy Tarsiers
Tue Sep. 29, 2009 3:56 AM PDT

Eco-News Roundup: Monday September 28
Mon Sep. 28, 2009 4:39 AM PDT

Eco-News Roundup: Friday September 25
Fri Sep. 25, 2009 3:40 AM PDT

Eco-News Roundup: Thursday September 24
Thu Sep. 24, 2009 4:00 AM PDT

DOL's Child Labor Report Useless
Wed Sep. 23, 2009 10:10 AM PDT

Eco-News Roundup: Wednesday September 23
Wed Sep. 23, 2009 4:28 AM PDT

'Pull the Plug' on Pandas?
Tue Sep. 22, 2009 12:41 PM PDT

Cute Animal in Danger: Snow Leopard
Tue Sep. 22, 2009 4:29 AM PDT

Eco-News Roundup: Tuesday September 22
Tue Sep. 22, 2009 4:06 AM 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