Laura McClure

Laura McClure

Contributing Writer

Laura McClure is a contributing writer at Mother Jones magazine. Previously, she guided daily editorial content on Motherjones.com, MoJo Tumblr, and MoJo Twitter. She first learned to love code while working at Salon.com as a News/Politics writer and editor, where her writing won a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Digital Journalism.

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Laura McClure is a contributing writer at Mother Jones magazine. Previously, she guided daily editorial content on Motherjones.com, and worked closely with MoJo's tech director and editors-in-chief to steer the award-winning magazine's digital strategy. Under her tenure, Motherjones.com tripled traffic and received breaking news awards and other rare print mag kudos from the Online News Association, the Webby Awards, the American Society of Magazine Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists, and more.

Laura is a web-native magazine editor who first learned to love code while working at Salon.com as an award-winning News/Politics writer and staff editor. She is also a SXSW Interactive speaker, USC Annenberg Health Journalism social media trainer, International Reporting Project Editor (Liberia) former Peace Corps Volunteer (Togo), and alumna of Carnegie Mellon University.

Currently she lives with her husband and two young sons in San Francisco.

Once Upon an iPad: Summer Reading List
Thu Jun. 16, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

The Teachers You Loved
Thu Apr. 21, 2011 8:00 AM PDT

How to Unsuck Corporate Jargon
Wed Apr. 6, 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Guy Kawasaki's Advice for Job Seekers
Wed Mar. 30, 2011 12:30 AM PDT

Questions for Guy Kawasaki, First Apple Evangelist?
Tue Mar. 22, 2011 3:20 PM PDT

WATCH: Twitter Turns 5 (Video)
Mon Mar. 21, 2011 3:14 PM PDT

SXSW: 5 More Great Sites for Progressive Media Types
Sat Mar. 19, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

SXSW: 5 Great Sites for Progressive Media Types
Fri Mar. 18, 2011 2:15 AM PDT

Kevin Drum's Education Manifesto: Open Thread
Fri Mar. 4, 2011 6:00 AM PST

Minecraft, Muse
Tue Mar. 1, 2011 2:00 AM PST

WATCH: Lazy Teenage Superheroes vs. Robot Bollywood [Videos]
Tue Feb. 1, 2011 5:20 AM PST

Liberia: Monkeys, Pets or Meat?
Mon Nov. 29, 2010 12:43 PM PST

Liberia: African Feminists Look Like This
Mon Nov. 22, 2010 2:30 PM PST

Liberia: Where the Rubber Trees Meet the Road
Mon Nov. 15, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Liberia: This Baby Is Not Malnourished [PHOTO]
Thu Nov. 11, 2010 7:34 PM PST

Liberia: Candy From Strangers
Wed Nov. 10, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Liberia: Introducing the International Reporting Project
Tue Nov. 9, 2010 4:15 AM PST

And Now for an International News Break...
Tue Nov. 9, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Greetings, MoJo Tumblr!
Thu Oct. 28, 2010 11:21 AM PDT

MoJo Writer Still Imprisoned In Iran, One Hiker to Be Released
Thu Sep. 9, 2010 10:51 AM PDT

BP Mental Health Break: Real Bear Rescues Stuffed Bear
Wed Jul. 28, 2010 3:37 PM PDT

Bill Murray: Reclusive National Treasure
Tue Jul. 20, 2010 5:16 PM PDT

Old Spice: On a Horse, Backwards [Video]
Fri Jul. 16, 2010 3:56 PM PDT

Does the Marlboro Man Use Child Labor?
Wed Jul. 14, 2010 4:22 PM PDT

Which Infant Formulas Contain Secret Toxic Chemicals?
Mon Jul. 12, 2010 2:30 AM PDT

Meet Leroy Stick, the Guy Behind @BPGlobalPR
Fri Jun. 4, 2010 12:10 AM PDT

BP Flack Married to Sheriff's Deputy, Reporters Barred From Oily Beach
Fri May. 21, 2010 11:39 AM PDT

Is China's Kid Policy So Wrong?
Thu May. 13, 2010 3:40 PM PDT

Does Rapid Population Growth Lead to War?
Thu May. 13, 2010 2:41 PM PDT

Is 19 Kids Too Many?
Wed May. 12, 2010 11:06 AM PDT

The Pill's 50th Birthday Party
Sun May. 9, 2010 1:33 AM PDT

Tennessee to Sea Turtles: Enough Already
Thu May. 6, 2010 12:11 AM PDT

MoJo Wins National Magazine Award
Thu Apr. 22, 2010 8:10 PM PDT

Monday Mental Health Break: Backstreet Boys Edition
Mon Oct. 26, 2009 9:46 AM PDT

Podcast: Trigger Options, Obama Conspiracy Games, and Climate Cover Models
Fri Oct. 23, 2009 10:32 PM PDT

Today's Mystery Guest Cat: Deacon
Fri Oct. 23, 2009 10:19 PM PDT

Podcast: Flu Vaccines, Olympia Snowe, and Gay Rights
Fri Oct. 16, 2009 4:11 PM PDT

Today's Mystery Guest Cat: Shinobi
Fri Oct. 16, 2009 4:10 PM PDT

Mystery Guest Cat: Turkish
Fri Oct. 9, 2009 10:01 AM PDT

Clinton on Gore
Fri Sep. 25, 2009 2:00 AM PDT

Fiji Water's Treats for Tweets
Fri Sep. 18, 2009 2:00 AM PDT

Of Fox News and Field Guides
Wed Sep. 16, 2009 2:00 AM PDT

MoJo Mix: Fast Flip and Beck Watch
Tue Sep. 15, 2009 12:12 PM PDT

Podcast: Kevin and David on 9/11, Health Care, and the GOP
Fri Sep. 11, 2009 9:44 PM PDT

9/11 Truthers and Tweets
Fri Sep. 11, 2009 9:10 PM PDT

Of AIPAC and Astroturfers
Thu Sep. 10, 2009 11:33 AM PDT

Kabul Krazytown and Obama's Kid Speech
Fri Sep. 4, 2009 5:08 PM PDT

Podcast: Kevin Drum's NetRoots Nation Dispatch
Sat Aug. 15, 2009 2:42 PM PDT

Podcast: NetRoots Nation Dispatch
Sat Aug. 15, 2009 2:14 PM PDT

MoJo Mix: Birthers and Vegas, Baby, Vegas
Tue Aug. 11, 2009 5:09 PM PDT

Harrowing, Heartbreaking Tales of Overworked Americans

First person stories of doing more with less, from warehouses and classrooms to operating rooms and air-traffic control towers.

July/August 2011 Issue

Cracked.com: Why Zombies Would Be Doomed In Texas

Cracked editor-in-chief Jack O'Brien talks about writing comedy, reading Tina Fey, and whether zombies are faster than deer.

Mon May. 16, 2011 2:00 AM PDT

When Hooters T-Shirts Go to Africa

Donate an old t-shirt in the US? Someday it might travel to a country like Liberia.

Thu Mar. 31, 2011 12:30 AM PDT

Guy Kawasaki on the Art of Enchantment

Apple's former chief evangelist talks about how to change hearts and influence people.

Wed Mar. 30, 2011 12:15 AM PDT

The Word Made Flesh

Photographer Ina Saltz talks about misspelled tattoos, the Japanese paradox, and ampersands on skin.

Fri Mar. 4, 2011 6:00 AM PST

Who Needs Toys-R-Us When There's Etsy for Kids?

Ditch the middleman—and the mall—with these handmade toys from Etsy.com.

Fri Dec. 24, 2010 4:00 AM PST

8 Dates in Toy Sweatshop History

For the people who make plastic toys, some years were worse than others.

November/December 2010 Issue

Hot Town, Summer in the City

Bronx Riviera feeling dirty and gritty.

Fri Jul. 2, 2010 2:05 AM PDT

I Can Haz Media Empire?

Meet Ben Huh, the meme maestro behind LOLcats and FAIL Blog.

Fri Jun. 18, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

More Fun Than a Barrel of Oil: Meet @BPGlobalPR

An interview with the mystery satirist who's kicking BP's ass.

Fri Jun. 11, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

BP: Beyond PR

Rebranding the oil giant that permanently branded the Gulf of Mexico.

Fri May. 28, 2010 11:50 AM PDT

MoJo Podcast: Writer Gretchen Rubin

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Fri Jan. 8, 2010 5:42 PM PST

MoJo Podcast: Kevin Drum and David Corn

MoJo's Kevin Drum and David Corn discuss the White House-Obama spat and a controversial new video game.

Fri Oct. 23, 2009 3:20 PM PDT

MoJo Podcast: Week in Review With Kevin Drum and David Corn, October 16, 2009
Fri Oct. 16, 2009 9:39 AM PDT

MoJo Podcast: Week in Review With Kevin Drum and David Corn, October 9, 2009
Fri Oct. 9, 2009 5:11 PM PDT

MoJo Podcast: Week in Review With Kevin Drum and David Corn, October 2, 2009
Fri Oct. 2, 2009 12:55 PM PDT

MoJo Podcast: Week in Review With Kevin Drum and David Corn, September 11, 2009
Fri Sep. 11, 2009 4:56 PM PDT

MoJo Podcast: Week in Review With Kevin Drum and David Corn, September 4, 2009
Fri Sep. 4, 2009 4:03 PM PDT

Inside the Landmark Forum

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July/August 2009 Issue

MoJo Podcast: NetRoots Nation Dispatch With Kevin Drum
Fri Aug. 14, 2009 4:30 PM PDT

MoJo Podcast: Week in Review With Kevin Drum and David Corn, August 7, 2009

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Fri Aug. 7, 2009 2:30 PM PDT

MoJo Audio: 5 Questions for Pulitzer Prize Winner David Cay Johnston

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Fri May. 15, 2009 4:55 PM PDT

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Wed Apr. 29, 2009 5:18 PM PDT

MoJo Audio: 5 Questions on International Adoption for Scott Carney

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Fri Mar. 13, 2009 2:51 PM PDT

Film Review: Critical Condition

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Tue Sep. 30, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

Mitchell Baker, Mozilla's Firefox

Silicon Valley's open-source powerhouse on what it's like to be the only woman in the room, almost all of the time.

Tue Sep. 16, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

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July/August 2008 Issue