I Learned It By Watching You
Reading Time: 8 minutes How would Don Draper sell the whole pandemic thing?
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Reading Time: 2 minutes A selection of videos that show where fascism can lead.
Will the Post Office Make a Comeback?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Progressives have big dreams for what the United States Postal Service can become in its next life.
How the Trump Money Train Took Grandma for a Ride
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Trump campaign was a fraud in so many ways, but this scam hit supporters where it hurt. Small donors were fleeced of a whopping $64 million in just two months. And the con job hasn’t stopped.
The Potential and Pitfalls of Mexico’s Marijuana Moment
Reading Time: 5 minutes Legalizing marijuana will open a new chapter in Mexico’s relationship to drugs, but experts warn that organized crime will maintain its hold over the country.
Latinx Authors Find the Bookshelves Blocked
Reading Time: 12 minutes Latinx voices have been largely unheard in the publishing industry.
Billions and Billions Self-Served
Reading Time: < 1 minute Elon Musk’s net worth soared by $140 billion in 2020. Jeff Bezos added $75 billion and Bill Gates a mere $20 billion. By one calculation, the country’s billionaires pocketed $1.1 trillion! Think they can afford to start paying their fair share of taxes?
Where Has Vaccine Distribution Left Us?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Welcome to WhoWhatWhy’s weekly COVID-19 roundup. There’s a lot of virus coverage out there, so this feature will give you a dose of the latest news.
Matt Gaetz: The Agony and the Ecstasy
Reading Time: < 1 minute The growing ecstasy-fueled sex scandals of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) are just “another witch hunt,” says fellow Trumpist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).
Police Culture Is All About Violence. Can It Be changed?
Reading Time: 14 minutes The author of Tangled Up in Blue, Georgetown University law professor Rosa Brooks, looks deep inside the policing of America’s cities.