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NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy As Tsarnaev Trial Starts, a Journey into the “Known Unknowns” Begin By Russ Baker The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev may turn out to be one of the strangest in history. The main story doesn’t make much sense, yet nearly all mainstream accounts suggest there is nothing more to be learned about […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy WhoWhatWhy Live: Boston Bombing Victims, the FBI Video and Black Backpacks by The WhoWhatWhy Team The prosecution presents marathon bombing victims, the FBI testifies about a still-unseen “smoking gun” video, and the case of the black backpacks arises again. WhoWhatWhy Editor-in-Chief Russ Baker reports live from the federal courthouse in Boston. […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Why WhoWhatWhy’s Boston Marathon Bombing Coverage Is Important by Klaus Marre Traditional news outlets have all but abdicated their duty to ask the hard questions. Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen is a case in point – he’s on a first-name basis with the police involved in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s capture. Klaus Marre […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy No “Eureka” Moment in Boston Bombing Videos or Images by Lara Turner Grainy, dark, faded and inconclusive. That’s what most of the photographic and video evidence in the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev looks like. And since the defense has done little to question it, who’s going to? Lara Turner looks at […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Tsarnaev Guilty, but Who Made the Bombs? by Joanne Potter Dzhokhar Tsarnaev now faces the sentencing phase of his trial, even with questions about the case left unanswered. The most crucial of these: Who constructed the Marathon bombs and where? 2016 Presidential Race: WhoWhatWhy Curates the Best of the Media Stream […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Exclusive: Oklahoma City Bombing Breakthrough, Part 2 of 2 by Roger Charles Yesterday, we told you about new evidence of a likely undercover intelligence operative who associated with Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh in the period prior to the bombing, and about a government cover-up that continues to the present. Today, […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Is US–Russian Spy Intrigue Behind Boston Bombing? by James Henry Even after Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s conviction, the story behind the Boston Marathon Bombing has never really been clear. But cumulative evidence points to some kind of complex intrigue on the parts of security apparatuses in both the US and Russia. WHO […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Boston Bomber’s Deafening Silence: What Would Tsarnaev Reveal? by Lara Turner Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has not been allowed to speak in his own defense. What do his defense attorneys—or governmental security agencies—have to gain by his silence? WHO Americans Continue to Say US Wealth Distribution Is Unfair Something […]
Artificial intelligence is all the rage nowadays, but it actually has been with us for decades. A leading expert wonders if this is the year when it will change the world.
A contrarian history of the US dismissing notions of exceptionalism and triumphalism.
The goal in this election is not just to defeat Donald Trump — it’s to beat him so soundly that he and his MAGA movement are no longer a political force. And the best way to do that is to make him a laughingstock.
The federal government won a conviction against a third friend of the Tsarnaev brothers, the accused Boston Marathon bombers. The successful prosecution of Robel Phillipos for making false statements to the FBI demonstrated the agency’s most effective investigative weapon, and showed that cracks in the case are no impediment to a conviction.