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Biden May Hit A Manchin Roadblock
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Big Tech Giveth and Big Tech Can Taketh Away
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Switzerland Risks Becoming Beijing’s Security Satellite
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This Week in Pandemic: New Flavors of Coronavirus
Reading Time: 4 minutes First, the bad news: There are new variants of the coronavirus. But, good news: The new
A Bill Gates Venture Aims to Spray Dust Into the Atmosphere to Block the Sun. What Could Go Wrong?
Reading Time: 2 minutes National Guardsmen Sleep on Capitol Building Floors Amid Threats of Violence (Dan) The author writes, “Hundreds
Biden Presidency a New Era for Disability Rights?
Reading Time: 4 minutes –OPINION– President-elect Joe Biden is no stranger to disability. Biden not only survived a brain aneurysm
Tim Berners-Lee, Father of the Web, Prepares ‘Do-Over’
Reading Time: 3 minutes Parler Users Breached Deep Inside US Capitol Building, GPS Data Shows (Dana) The author writes, “At
Virginia Braces for Armed Protests on MLK Day
Reading Time: 8 minutes As the FBI warns of violent pro-Trump actions across the country following the attack on the
Giuliani’s Trial By Combat
Reading Time: 3 minutes Donald Trump famously used to ask, “Where’s my Roy Cohn?” — the snarling pitbull of a
Insects Are Vanishing at an Alarming Rate — but We Can Save Them
Reading Time: 3 minutes Domestic Terrorism: A More Urgent Threat, but Weaker Laws (Reader Steve) The author writes, “In the
Could the Rioters Have Breached the Capitol’s Cybersecurity?
Reading Time: 3 minutes January 6, 2021: A Day That Will Live in Infamy (Dan) From the Daily Hampshire Gazette:
Azerbaijan Celebrates a Victory Made Possible by Turkey
Reading Time: 5 minutes This was the first military parade ever to celebrate one ex-Soviet nation’s victory over another. Thousands
This Week in Pandemic: To Travel or Not to Travel?
Reading Time: 3 minutes It is a fascinating thing that one year into this pandemic, we still do not understand
Looking for Trump Tweets? They’re Not Entirely Gone
Reading Time: 3 minutes “Goodbye Twitter” is trending on the social media site after Twitter permanently suspended the account of
Ex-Monk Takes on the Thai Sex Mafia
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Did We Just Witness Our Fort Sumter?
Reading Time: 20 minutes Normally it’s only at the end of year when we rerun a podcast. However, events today
Trump Extremists Emboldened by Lack of Crackdown
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Trump-inspired riot on Capitol Hill could be just the beginning, with more violence on the
‘Shifting Baselines’ Are Changing What Normal Climate Means
Reading Time: 3 minutes Mob Attack on US Capitol Dominates Overseas News, Unnerves World (Reader Steve) The author writes, “News
When the Commander in Chief Encourages Insurrection
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the days leading up to the attack on the Capitol, Donald Trump had tried to
Georgia: Republicans Blame Trump While Democrats Celebrate
Reading Time: 4 minutes Georgia turned blue after all, not only in the presidential election, but now in its Senate
‘It Just Doesn’t Stop’: Georgians Swamped by Election Calls
Reading Time: 6 minutes Emmaline Tyler’s phone has been ringing incessantly for the past three months. The calls and texts
How the Department of Defense Could Help Win the War on Climate Change
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sen. David Perdue Became Wealthy Outsourcing Work to China. Now the Former CEO Stands With Trump,
The Week That Jumped the Shark
Reading Time: 3 minutes Twitter can handle 6,000 tweets per second. How about the human mind? The current week may
No, Polar Bears Do Not Live In Antarctica. But Could They?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Republicans Don’t Know Anything About Their Party (DonkeyHotey) From Data for Progress: “While the packaging of
Republicans Glory in Electoral Dysfunction
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GA Leaders Uphold Election Results After History of Suppression
Reading Time: 5 minutes In addition to overseeing the upcoming runoff elections, Georgia’s top election officials have been fighting back
Vaccine Rollout Isn’t Exactly at Warp Speed
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This Week in Pandemic: What Possible Good Can Come of This?
Reading Time: 3 minutes As COVID-19 cases in the US and beyond continue to soar, as hospitals continue to be
WhoWhatWhy 2021: Where Do We Go From Here?
Reading Time: 2 minutes WhoWhatWhy is getting a name for its unique approach to journalism in the public interest. We
Robot Rhythm: Androids’ New Year Dance Celebration Goes Viral
Reading Time: 2 minutes Michael Cohen Predicts People Trump Pardoned May Testify Against Him (Russ) The author writes, “President Trump’s
Goodbye — At Last
Reading Time: 7 minutes The Romans had a term for 2020: Annus Horribilis — Horrible Year. In many respects, as
The Biggest Climate Change Stories of 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutes CA Supreme Court Allows Murder Charge in Stillborn Fetus Case (Reader Steve) The author writes, “The
All the News You Made Possible in 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutes Over the past week, we presented you with some of the highlights of our election integrity,
Health Will Be on Cybersecurity’s Front Line in 2021
Reading Time: 3 minutes Grieving Texas Families Ask Why Virus Rules Aren’t Enforced (Reader Steve) The author writes, “As virus
Our Best Election Integrity Coverage of 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutes For years, WhoWhatWhy has been a leader in covering election integrity. In 2020, we raised the
‘The Most Significant Climate Legislation Ever’: How Stimulus Bill Tackles Warming Planet
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sidney Powell’s Secret Intelligence Contractor Is a Pro-Trump Podcaster (Russ) The author writes, “As she asked
63-Year-Old Loner Identified as Nashville Bomber, Motive Remains Unknown
Authorities have identified the bomber as Anthony Quinn Warner of Antioch, Tenn. using DNA from remains found at the scene.
Our Favorite Cartoon Op-Eds of 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutes From skewering Donald Trump to filleting William Barr and Mitch McConnell, DonkeyHotey’s razor-sharp wit was on
Our Best Environmental Coverage of 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutes Among all the heartbreaking issues facing humanity this year, climate change is still the greatest long-term
Boss Trump Rewards His Capos With Christmas Pardons
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Business as Usual: No Longer Acceptable for Young People
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Our Best Ted Rall Cartoons of 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s been one of those years when we didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Thankfully
This Week in Pandemic: Fighting the Coronavirus With Santa’s Own Tech
Reading Time: 2 minutes It was good news when Anthony Fauci told us all that Santa had been vaccinated and
WhoWhatWhy’s Top Ten Podcasts of 2020 – Part 1
Reading Time: 3 minutes The great and growing popularity of podcasts no doubt reflects their ability to convey useful information
2020 Was Bad — But Not Nearly the Worst
Reading Time: 3 minutes Georgia Elections Chief Seeks to End No-Excuse Absentee Voting (DonkeyHotey) From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “Republican Secretary
A Look Back at Our 2020 Front Page Artwork
Reading Time: 3 minutes WhoWhatWhy featured new artwork on the top of the front page each day to promote and
How Amazon Wins: By Steamrolling Rivals and Partners
Reading Time: 3 minutes ‘I’m Haunted by What I did’ as a Lawyer in the Trump Administration (Russ) The author