Mother Jones is an independent, left wing, nonprofit magazine rooted in progressive political values and known for its investigative reporting. The winner of a 2001 National Magazine Award in General Excellence, Mother Jones has been nominated for National Magazine Awards twelve times and has won four times.

With a paid circulation of 233,000 (the average for the first half of 2006), Mother Jones is the most widely read progressive publication in the United States. Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery serve as co-editors.

The magazine was named after Mary Harris Jones, a.k.a Mother Jones, a union activist, opponent of child labor, socialist, and self-described "hellraiser". Its stated mission is to produce revelatory journalism that in its power and reach informs and inspires a more just and democratic world.

Mother Jones is published by the Foundation for National Progress, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Mother Jones and the FNP are based in San Francisco.