Private Firefighters — the Hottest Luxury of the Super-Rich
Reading Time: 4 minutes When only the ultra-wealthy can buy protection from the effects of climate change, where does that leave the rest of us?
Michael Cohen Reconsidered
Reading Time: 27 minutes Known primarily as President Donald Trump’s former “fixer,” Michael Cohen deserves a much closer look in his own right.
Mass Shootings: In Black and White
Reading Time: 18 minutes The largest mass shooting in New York City in more than five years was largely ignored because it involved people of color — reflecting a wider, ongoing trend.
Voter Suppression: Texas Targets College Students
Reading Time: 4 minutes More college students are voting now than ever. Many of them prefer Democratic candidates, so GOP-controlled states are making it harder for them to cast ballots.
Saudi Military Base Shooter and the Unexplained 9/11 Connection
Reading Time: 22 minutes Why are the authorities not looking into ties between violence committed by Saudis on US soil and the Saudi royal family?
The Sleeper Issue That Could Swing the 2020 Election
Reading Time: 5 minutes US Catholic bishops insist that abortion is the “preeminent” issue for Catholic voters in 2020. Will white Catholics in the Midwest listen to them?
Senate Rubberstamps Another Unqualified Conservative Judge
Reading Time: < 1 minute Want to get a job as a federal judge but have no courtroom experience, no common sense, and no clue? No problem. If you are conservative enough, the GOP Senate will confirm you.
How the World Views Trump, Impeachment, and the 2020 Election
Reading Time: 4 minutes WhoWhatWhy assesses the global opinion of the president. Is Donald Trump loved or loathed? Is he a laughingstock or respected as a strong leader?
Who is William Barr? Attorney General’s Unknown Past
Reading Time: 16 minutes Ex-CIA officer Frank Snepp recalls the forgotten past of ex-CIA officer Bill Barr — and what Barr did that was so controversial the first time he was attorney general, nearly three decades ago.
Can Merging Science and Indigenous Knowledge Save Us?
Reading Time: 12 minutes A look at merging science and the knowledge of indigenous peoples to deal with today’s environmental crises.
Food Poisoning: Climate Change Threatens Health of Billions
Reading Time: 3 minutes New study says global warming could trigger potentially calamitous increase in arsenic levels while reducing rice crop yields.
Youth Suicides by Firearms Are on the Rise
Reading Time: 4 minutes Youth suicides by firearms are increasing, yet no federal laws focus on preventing these deaths, leaving children victim to minimal mental health access and loose gun laws.
NAACP Takes On ‘Prison Gerrymandering’
Reading Time: 4 minutes By counting inmates as residents of districts with prisons — rather than where they lived prior to their incarceration — rural communities often get federal funds they do not deserve. The NAACP now wants to put a stop to this practice.
DOJ Investigating Russian Dirty Money Flowing Into US
Reading Time: 2 minutes More movement on the investigation of billions in laundered funds that may have passed into the United States. Could suicides of bank officials be related?
Climate Change: Killing the Planet or Killing You?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Would an adjustment to their life expectancy get people to do something about climate change?
Lady Justice: Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Become an Icon of the Left
Reading Time: 3 minutes By refusing to retire from the Supreme Court in spite of various health scares, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become a symbol of the anti-Trump resistance.
Google to Employees: Want a Union? Search Elsewhere
Reading Time: < 1 minute Like other Silicon Valley companies, Google prides itself on being open to different viewpoints. But when it comes to its employees wanting to organize, that supposed tolerance quickly reaches its limits.
A Medical Miracle: Stem Cell Therapy for a Catastrophic Spinal Injury
Reading Time: 2 minutes A man with a seemingly hopeless spinal injury is walking today, thanks to experimental therapy — using stem cells derived from the fat in his own belly.
Death of a Banker: Did Laundered Russian Billions Play a Role? Part 3
Reading Time: 17 minutes WhoWhatWhy probes the Russian connection, visits the dead banker’s family, and hears yet another version of what happened.
Clothing Is the New Plastic
Reading Time: 16 minutes As millions of Americans are hunting for the latest fashion bargains on Black Friday, we take a look at the social and environmental damage that our clothes are doing to the planet.