Russ Baker on the Power Behind the Presidency, and Much More
WhoWhatWhy founder Russ Baker talks about what unseen influences shape a presidency; about John F. Kennedy, about Saudis and 9/11 and about how we can finally achieve a real democracy.
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What’s the Meaning of These Summer Movies?
And how will the summer box office impact our culture?
Trump: Bully For You
A journalist who has witnessed a lot — the 1968 police riots during the Chicago convention, Los Angeles following the Charles Manson murders, the implosion of the US Army at the end of the Vietnam War — has never seen anything as depressing as the election of Donald J. Trump.
No Matter How Bad Things Seem, 1968 Was Worse
An inside look at the issues and crises that tore the country apart and how President Lyndon B. Johnson navigated what was, till now, the most tumultuous year in modern American history.
Laughs, Tears, the Deep State and Russ Baker at NY Comedy Festival
There is a lighter side even to serious topics, as WhoWhatWhy Founder Russ Baker demonstrates in a live podcast from the New York Comedy Festival.
Only Lone Nuts Need Apply: The Media’s Antipathy to Deeper Digs
I knew the establishment media was resistant to certain kinds of information, but had no idea how resistant, until I smashed into their wall.
We Live in a Golden Age of Ignorance
An interview with the man who asks the question, “Who is the most ignorant person the US is willing to elect?”
Power, Paranoia, and the Fraying of Our Politics
From neoliberalism to evangelicalism, a look at history, power, myth, and paranoia in our current politics, and an alternative vision of liberal democracy.
New JFK Files: CIA Used State Department to Run Guns for Assassinations
A newly unredacted document sheds new light on CIA assassination operations planned by what was known as “The Health Alteration Committee.”
Are Psychedelics the Cutting Edge Treatment for Mental Illness?
Rick Doblin, a pioneering researcher on psychedelics, details how these once-criminalized drugs may afford whole new possibilities in the treatment of mental illness.
PoppyLeaks, Part 1
Hey, are we living in the old USSR? It sure looks like it, judging from the way the media has closed ranks around a blatantly false account of George H.W. Bush’s life. This bothers us so much that we’re going to give you portions of his real biography — free.
Classic Who: GHW Bush and the JFK Assassination
Former President George H.W. Bush claimed to have trouble remembering where he was when John F. Kennedy was shot — in Bush’s own state. Helping refresh Bush 41’s memory leads in some fascinating directions.