Maddie Oatman
@moatman
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Writer + Senior Editor at Mother Jones; CO native drawn to big mountains and sunshine. Have my eye on stories about culture, environment, and the West.
San Francisco
Joined November 2008
In one of the most powerful essays we've run in recent months, @eminietfeld makes a brave, incisive case for rethinking the popularity of "The Body Keeps the Score"
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@sjmichaels 4/ And @nlanard reveals how Latino support for California Democrats is the lowest it's been for decades—and what that might mean for control of the House.
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@sjmichaels 3/ @sjmichaels also wrote an in-depth profile of Ryan Khojasteh, the guy challenging SF DA Brooke Jenkins, who is convinced the city has gotten too tough on teen crime
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2/ Oakland is weighing two recalls and inflated fears about crime. Who is behind all of the doom-loop messaging? @sjmichaels investigates a spin doctor on the offensive
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1/ California voters, @MotherJones reporters are bringing you the illuminating stories you won't find anywhere else. Some must-reads today:.
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Photos: Alexis de Tocqueville was struck by the US's supposed "equality of social conditions." Nearly 200 years later, the Our Democracy team—Andrea Bruce @RBecksLee @LorraineUstaris—set out to provide an updated record.
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RT @id_gordon: In case you’re looking for a fun (if infuriating) #longread this weekend, check out @H_Lev’s great piece on the private equi….
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“I enjoy my high carbon lifestyle,” the Project 2025 mastermind trolled the audience at a New York climate event today, @jackiefmogensen writes
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Deciding that you no longer want to advocate for a path to citizenship as part of immigration reform "is as political as the act of advocating for it was." Mark Zuckerberg isn't done with politics, writes @timothypmurphy, his politics have just changed.
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"Repeal the 19th Amendment." "Make America white again." Those are some of the rallying cries of the extremely online TheoBros—and politicians appear to be listening. Fantastic reporting by @kieraevebutler
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I keep hearing abt friends' partners or colleagues saying Kamala's unrealized capital gains tax proposal is turning them away from her. Seriously?! You have $100million dollars?!!
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You can read more about this fascinating new science and the cultural forces that have held it back, in the original story I wrote for @MotherJones here
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It was such a treat to be interviewed yesterday by the amazing @ailsachang on @NPR 's All Things Considered about my piece on the exciting medical potential of menstrual blood–she did such a good job putting me at ease
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Oh, I hate to hear this.
Well, it's official: @hakaimagazine is ceasing publication at the end of the year because our funding is being cut. I'm incredibly sad for my colleagues, for the freelance community, for the journalism ecosystem as a whole, and for myself. Editing for Hakai has been a dream.
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RT @Longreads: 2. "Rags to Riches," @moatman. "[A]s galling as it is exciting, a rare combination.".
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Today SCOTUS overturned Chevron deference, which had long been a target of conservatives—especially those seeking to disassemble environmental regulations. @jackiefmogensen reports
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RT @jackiefmogensen: Chevron deference has been a conservative target for more than a decade. Today, the Supreme Court followed suit. I w….
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Thank you @Longreads and @seywarddarby for picking my story on the race to understand-and profit from-period blood as an Editor’s Pick
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