Mother Jones Reporters Available for Interview

Mother Jones Reporters Available for Interview

Mother Jones has eight staff reporters, each with distinct areas of interest. Our reporters are available to offer their unique perspective on radio and television. To arrange an interview with any of the following, please contact Richard Reynolds at 415/321-1740 or use our contact form.

David Corn, Washington Bureau Chief
Longtime Washington editor of The Nation, David has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Harper's, The New Republic, Slate, Salon, and many other publications. He is prepared to talk about a wide range of subjects, including the following:

• Politics
• 2008 campaign
• Congress
• Campaign finance
• National Security
• US foreign policy
• The CIA
• The Iraq War
• The Afghanistan War
• The media
• The White House
• Washington corruption

A Fox News Channel contributor, David has appeared on ABC News' This Week With George Stephanopoulos, PBS's Newshour, The O'Reilly Factor, Hannity and Colmes, On the Record With Greta Van Susteren, Crossfire, The Capital Gang, Fox News Sunday, Washington Week in Review, The McLaughlin Group, Hardball, C-SPAN's Washington Journal, and many other shows. In the radio world, he is a regular on NPR's The Diane Rehm Show and To the Point and has contributed commentary to NPR, BBC Radio, and CBC Radio.

James Ridgeway, Senior Washington Correspondent
A veteran investigative reporter, Jim follows many areas:

• Politics
• The 2008 elections
• Homeland security
• The September 11 attacks and response
• The American right
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Pensions and 401K's

Jim has appeared on CNN, C-Span's Washington Journal, Democracy Now, and many other radio and television shows.

Laura Rozen, National Security Correspondent, D.C. office
Laura also follows:

• U.S. foreign policy, especially vis-à-vis Iran and the broader Middle East
• Intelligence
• The Balkans

Laura has been a guest on Fresh Air, On the Media, To the Point, On Point, Democracy Now, and many other shows.

Stephanie Mencimer, Reporter, D.C. office
Author of Blocking the Courthouse Door: How the Republican Party and Its Corporate Allies Are Taking Away Your Right to Sue, Stephanie is our legal affairs and domestic policy correspondent. She covers:

• Civil Justice
• Safety Regulation
• Consumer Protection

Stephanie has appeared on The Thom Hartmann Show, The Bob Edwards Show, Richard French Live (RNN-TV), and many other radio and television shows.

Dan Schulman, Associate Editor, D.C. office
Dan covers a number of areas:

• The U.S. attorney scandal
• Issues related to whistleblowers
• Biodefense and bioterrorism
• The Libby case
• Privatization, on which he's reported extensively
• Digital democracy and the blogosphere

Dan has been a guest on Democracy Now, The Thom Hartman Show, Between the Lines, and many other shows.

Josh Harkinson, Reporter, San Francisco office
Based in California, Josh keeps a close eye on California and the West. Other interest areas he follows include:

• Digital democracy and the blogosphere
• Third party candidates
• Affordable housing
• Natural resource issues (mining, the domestic oil industry, etc.)

Josh has appeared on Forum (KQED-FM, San Francisco), Radio West (KUER, Salt Lake City), Between the Lines, and several other shows.

Bruce Falconer, Reporter, D.C. office
Bruce follows domestic and international news, with a current focus on:

• The Iraq War and the potential for withdrawal
• Terrorism
• Contractors

Jonathan Stein, Reporter, D.C. office
Jonathan's beat is politics, and he is covering the 2008 campaign in the field, including both presidential and House/Senate races. He also has extensive expertise on the manipulation of intelligence and information before and after the invasion of Iraq.