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J.D. Vance, The People's Convention, 2024
Rights & Liberties US Politics

The Kirk Effect: Republicans No Longer Hide Their Authoritarian Ambitions

Klaus Marre 09/16/25

In a move only seen in authoritarian regimes, top Republicans on Monday made it clear they intend to use the assassination of Charlie Kirk to crack down on their political opponents.

woman, reading, park
Environment

The Words We Use to Talk About Nature Are Disappearing. Here’s Why That Matters.

Kate Yoder 09/16/25
Memorial, Charlie Kirk, Orem, UT
US Politics

Main Takeaway From Kirk Killing: Maybe It’s the Social Media Manipulation

Russ Baker 09/15/25
Joseph Goebbels, Stephen Miller
US Politics

Don’t Want to Be Called Fascist? Stop Acting Like One

Klaus Marre 09/14/25
Dan Bongino, Kash Patel, incompetent FBI leaders
Cartoon

Kash Patel and Dan Bongino Practice Performative Policing

DonkeyHotey 09/14/25

Deep Dives

Stand With Survivors Rally, Washington, DC, Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Donald Trump

Epstein Survivors Speak Out, But Trump, the Elephant, Is on the Capitol Steps

Russ Baker
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, joint press conference

As His Popularity Tanks, Donald Trump Turns to Power

Jonathan D. Simon
Red thumb on scale

Putin, the Election Integrity Whisperer, Gives Trump Pointers for 2026

Jonathan D. Simon
ICE Agent, recruit, Fascist Thug, brownshirts

Facing the Very Real Possibility That Donald Trump Is a Madman

Russ Baker

Hidden Power

George W. Bush, Foreign Minister, Saudi Al-Fail, Saudi Arabia
Hidden Power

A Kingdom on Trial: Could a Lawsuit Shed Light on Saudi Participation in 9/11?

WhoWhatWhy Staff 09/11/25

More than 100 million Americans are too young to remember 9/11. But when Saudi Arabia goes on trial, that day’s events could soon take center stage again.

ICE Agents, Kristi Noem, Los Angeles, CA
Hidden Power US Politics

Gestapo? Ja Vol, Mein Herr. Wir Haben Eine Gestapo.

Lucian K. Truscott IV 07/04/25
Palantir, dragon
Hidden Power Technology

The Most Dangerous Corporation in America

Robert Reich 06/21/25

Economy

fast food worker, kitchen, cooking, heat
Environment

Workers Are Facing Dangerous Heat — Even Inside Fast-Food Restaurants

Frida Garza
Donald Trump, Rigged capitalism, Market Failure
Cartoon

Capitalism, Fascism, Trump, and America’s Not-So-Free ‘Free-Market Economy’

Sean Ogden
Donald Trump, signs, executive orders, Oval Office
Labor

Lackluster Job Growth Continues in August as Unemployment Rate Ticks Up

Klaus Marre
March, workers rights, FDR Park
Labor

US Workers Must Unleash Their Power Before AI Replaces Them

Klaus Marre

Rights & Liberties

J.D. Vance, The People's Convention, 2024
Rights & Liberties

The Kirk Effect: Republicans No Longer Hide Their Authoritarian Ambitions

Klaus Marre 09/16/25

In a move only seen in authoritarian regimes, top Republicans on Monday made it clear they intend to use the assassination of Charlie Kirk to crack down on their political opponents.

charlie kirk, culture war
Rights & Liberties US Politics

Republicans Use Kirk’s Murder for Anti-Free Speech Purge

Klaus Marre 09/12/25
Resist sign, US Capitol
Opinion Rights & Liberties US Politics

If You Are Not Working to Defend America, You Are Helping Trump Destroy It

Klaus Marre 08/24/25

Technology

Drone, training exercise, Kyiv, Ukraine
Technology

Technological Warfare: Introducing AI to Killer Drones in Ukraine

Stefan Weichert
Palantir, dragon
Hidden Power

The Most Dangerous Corporation in America

Robert Reich
Low Earth orbit, filling with satellites
Environment

Space Industry’s Explosive Growth Could ‘X’ the Earth’s Atmosphere

Syris Valentine
Railway, Police, Kashmir, Srinagar
International

Pakistan & India’s Narrative-Control Internet Battle Leaves the Truth in Shreds

Tauseef Ahmad, Suhail Khan

Health & Medicine

Donald Trump, deployment, National Guard, Washington, DC
Health & Medicine

The Media Should Be Much More Curious About Trump’s Health

Klaus Marre 09/07/25

Conspiracy theories that Donald Trump had died aside, the White House press corps has to do a much better job of covering the president’s apparent decline… and his mental health.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, exercising, Pentagon Athletic Center
Health & Medicine

RFK Jr. Is a One-Trick Pony

Paul Offit 08/26/25
Medicaid, SoonerCare, TennCare, CardinalCare, MassHealth, BadgerCare+, Apple Health,
Health & Medicine US Politics

Medicaid: Millions Have It, and Don’t Even Know It

Sean Ogden 07/12/25

Environment

woman, reading, park
Environment

The Words We Use to Talk About Nature Are Disappearing. Here’s Why That Matters.

Kate Yoder
fast food worker, kitchen, cooking, heat
Environment

Workers Are Facing Dangerous Heat — Even Inside Fast-Food Restaurants

Frida Garza
compromised, municipal water systems, bleach
Environment

As Trump Defunds Infrastructure, Water Systems Serving Millions Face Flood Risk

Julia Conley
endangered, Kemp’s ridley, sea turtle, hatches
Environment

Four Wildlife Success Stories — That Require Continued Federal Engagement

Wendee Nicole

International

George W. Bush, Foreign Minister, Saudi Al-Fail, Saudi Arabia
Hidden Power International

A Kingdom on Trial: Could a Lawsuit Shed Light on Saudi Participation in 9/11?

WhoWhatWhy Staff 09/11/25

More than 100 million Americans are too young to remember 9/11. But when Saudi Arabia goes on trial, that day’s events could soon take center stage again.

Maia Sandu, Moldova, European Union, Plenary address
International

Trump’s Foreign Policy Cuts: A Small Nation’s Perspective

Constantin Dicusar 09/10/25
DOwning Street
International US Politics

Resignation of British Deputy Prime Minister Mystifies Americans

Klaus Marre 09/07/25
Republic of Moldova, parliament building
International Ukraine

Moldova Wants EU Membership, Even If It Means Abandoning Ukraine

Constantin Dicusar 09/02/25
Narendra Modi, Kennedy Center
International US Politics

By Pushing Away India, Trump Gives China an Opening

Klaus Marre 09/01/25

Podcast

Influencers, algorithms, crowds, media landscape

Propaganda 2025: How Lies Became the New Currency of Truth

Jeff Schechtman
Customs house, toll booth, container ship

America’s Most Expensive Lie: Why Tariffs Are Killing What They Claim to Save

Jeff Schechtman
Robert Maxwell, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Empire of Secrets: Robert Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine’s Dark Legacy

Jeff Schechtman
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, kissing, Graffiti, Hamburg, Germany

Trump, Putin, Epstein: It’s Not a Hoax

Jeff Schechtman

Cartoon

Dan Bongino, Kash Patel, incompetent FBI leaders

Kash Patel and Dan Bongino Practice Performative Policing

DonkeyHotey
Donald Trump, Rigged capitalism, Market Failure

Capitalism, Fascism, Trump, and America’s Not-So-Free ‘Free-Market Economy’

Sean Ogden
Magic Mike, Mike Johnson, Jeffrey Epstein, Files

Trump Is the Real Hero of the Epstein Saga

Jon Richards

Editors' Picks

science, nature, feline behavior, grass ingestion, hairballs, new theory

Gold-Covered Hairballs May Reveal Why Cats Eat Grass

Whowhatwhy Editors
tech, digital world, screen time overload, analog alternatives, hobbies, happiness

Tips For Stepping Back From Screens and Starting a New Hobby

Whowhatwhy Editors
facial recognition, surveillance

Saturday Hashtag: ##FacialRecognitionFallout

Sean Ogden
science, environment, Covid pandemic, disposable face masks, research, chemical time bomb

Disposable Masks Used During Covid Left Chemical Time Bomb, Research Suggests

Whowhatwhy Editors
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