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Civil Liberties, Human Goldfish & The Late, Great B.B. King‏: May 15, 2015

By 05/15/2015

NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy RadioWhoWhatWhy: Civil Unrest and the Violation of Civil Liberties by Guillermo Jimenez While covering the Baltimore riots, journalist Shawn Carrie was shot in the head by a police pepperball and held without being charged. These, however, are just two of the very many violations of civil liberties taking place in the […]

A Trillion Ways to Build a New Military-Industrial Complex

By 10/11/2014

If you’d invested a trillion dollars in something, you’d definitely want a positive return. Yet the latest iteration of the military industrial complex, exemplified by the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, seems only to have produced more war, more terrorism, more surveillance and more presidential protection blunders. You can blame it on 9/11, but the blueprints were already there.

Dead Men Tell No Tales

By 04/15/2015

The prosecution’s message is clear: bring on the execution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev! In the latest development, it turns to a hotshot death penalty advocate to use against Tsarnaev’s hotshot death penalty opponent counsel. But why is the federal government, normally reticent about the death penalty, so eager to see it utilized in the Boston Bombing case?

Time Is On Our Side — Are You?

By 06/06/2018

Time and again we have seen WhoWhatWhy being virtually alone in covering an issue, a person, or an event in a way that went counter to the accepted narrative. And in nearly as many cases, others have later come to realize that we were onto something or, at least, asked the right questions. But we need your help to continue to be able to do so.

The GOP’s Kiddie Debate, Polluted Cities & Flying Spiders: Aug 19, 2015

By 08/20/2015

VOLUNTEER!  Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. With the Boston Marathon Bombing defense seeking a new trial, in part because of prejudicial media coverage, we figure this is a good time to remind people about one news organization that worked overtime […]