Stories We Didn’t Allow to Slip Through the Cracks
It would be tough for us to pick our best stories of 2017, but here are a few that you might have missed. More than anything, they show the wide range of issues we covered this year.
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Reasons to Doubt the Official Osama Raid Story — Five Years Later
It’s the fifth anniversary of the raid that purportedly removed Osama bin Laden from the face of the earth. But a close look suggests it’s more complicated.
Diplomacy for Dummies: Foreign Policy Is No Place for Amateurs
Foreign policy should be left to the intellectually competent. There’s a test for that.
RadioWHO: The Longest-Running War in America’s History—Rebecca Gordon
The War on Drugs has caused just as much damage, destruction, and loss of life as any war in the traditional sense. Rebecca Gordon, University of San Francisco professor and author of the book Mainstreaming Torture: Ethical Approaches in the Post-9/11 United States, joins us to discuss.
Twin Crises: Coronavirus and Climate Change
Both the pandemic and our compromised environment require a unified global response.
Presidential Candidate Joe Sestak Slams Trump’s Iran Policy
Former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak has jumped into the Democratic presidential primaries and is making a strong case against war with Iran.
Mar 15
North Carolina Near #1 in Disenfranchised Voters, High Cost of Syria, US Court Orders Over $10B from Iran for 9/11, and More Picks
Was Paris Attack Suspect Hiding in Plain Sight?
For 6 days, Brussels was on a lockdown as police hunted a suspected accomplice (Salah Abdeslam) in the Paris attacks. The lockdown, which cost the Belgian city an estimated €51.7 million a day, failed to locate Abdeslam. Now, reports have emerged indicating that Abdeslam “might have been taking his ease in a public place in […]
Norman Lear, Archie Bunker’s Creator, Discovers Black Hole in GOP
Norman Lear writes to WhoWhatWhy — and asks a great question, one we had not thought of before.
Shadow Courts Dominate Trade/Big Banks Tax Cut/And More
Alex Jones Advises Trump ; US to Again Sell Out Kurds? ; Native American Groups Take On New Pipeline …and More Picks
Editors’ Picks for Feb 16
Why the Court Might Swing Left (Even with a Republican Pick), Russian Research’s Attempt to Remove the Firewall Blocking Access to Scientific Knowledge, Britain Disallows Boycotts of Israeli Goods, and More Picks
Oswald in Mexico Pt 2, America’s Irrational Fear of Terrorism, Droughts and Deforestation Leave Brazil Dry.: Nov 23, 2015
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