Alexander Sammon

Alex is a Ben Bagdikian editorial fellow at Mother Jones stationed in San Francisco. He has previously worked at the New York Times. Reach him at asammon@motherjones.com, Twitterize him @alex_sammon.

Lyrical Genius John Darnielle Wrote a Scary New Novel
Sat Feb. 4, 2017 6:00 AM EST

100 CEOs Have the Retirement Savings of 116 Million Americans
Fri Dec. 16, 2016 6:00 AM EST

Here's How Trump Could Undo the Dakota Access Pipeline Victory
Tue Dec. 6, 2016 6:00 AM EST

Legendary LGBT Activist Wants You to Get Up and Fight
Tue Dec. 6, 2016 6:00 AM EST

How Did Police From All Over the Country End Up at Standing Rock?
Sun Dec. 4, 2016 6:00 AM EST

The Company Building the Dakota Access Pipeline Just Inked the First "Trump Deal"
Mon Nov. 21, 2016 6:14 PM EST

A Brief History of GPS—from James Bond to Pokémon Go
Sun Nov. 20, 2016 6:00 AM EST

This Guy Is So Smart, He's Got His Own Academic Journal
Sat Oct. 22, 2016 5:00 AM EDT

How Comcast Muscled Its Way out of Negative Political Ads
Wed Oct. 19, 2016 5:00 AM EDT
Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Just Asked President Obama to Halt the Dakota Access Pipeline
Thu Oct. 13, 2016 9:48 AM EDT

Indigenous Groups Are Way Ahead Of Everyone Else At Protecting Forests
Mon Oct. 10, 2016 5:00 AM EDT

Writing Lessons From the Madly Prolific Joyce Carol Oates
Sat Sep. 10, 2016 5:00 AM EDT

A History of Native Americans Protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline
Fri Sep. 9, 2016 1:16 PM EDT

Accused of Tax Dodging, Apple Says It's the World's Largest Taxpayer
Fri Sep. 2, 2016 5:00 AM EDT

What the Heck Is Up With California's Recycling Program?
Sun Aug. 28, 2016 5:00 AM EDT

The Next Keystone? Protesters Try to Stop Another Huge Oil Pipeline.
Fri Aug. 26, 2016 5:16 PM EDT

Here's What the World's Top Chefs Are Making at the Olympics
Sat Aug. 13, 2016 5:00 AM EDT

The Government Quietly Just Approved This Enormous Oil Pipeline
Fri Aug. 12, 2016 5:00 AM EDT

Italy Wants Its Citizens to Embrace Doggy Bags
Fri Aug. 5, 2016 5:00 AM EDT

What Fools Have Never Heard of Cynthia Ozick?
Sat Jul. 16, 2016 5:00 AM EDT

Police Arrest the Guy Who Helped the Alton Sterling Video Go Viral
Fri Jul. 15, 2016 5:00 AM EDT

UN Report Says UK Economic Policies are a Violation of Human Rights
Fri Jul. 1, 2016 6:19 PM EDT

Facebook's Ban on Gun Sales Is Being Enforced by a Few Dedicated Users
Mon Jun. 27, 2016 5:00 AM EDT

At Least 185 Environmental Activists Were Murdered Last Year
Thu Jun. 23, 2016 5:00 AM EDT

Alleged Killer of British MP Jo Cox Had Ties to a Neo-Nazi Party
Fri Jun. 17, 2016 5:54 PM EDT

American Seafood Has Its Own Forced Labor Problem
Wed Jun. 15, 2016 5:00 AM EDT