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Time and again we have seen WhoWhatWhy being virtually alone in covering an issue, a person, or an event in a way that went counter to the accepted narrative. And in nearly as many cases, others have later come to realize that we were onto something or, at least, asked the right questions. But we need your help to continue to be able to do so.
Anyone who thinks people just brave the border hazards for the heck of it pays no attention to historical causation — in particular the role the US has played over the decades propping up right-wing dictators throughout South and Central America.
While the spotlight is currently on the trauma of immigrant family separation at the southern border, Americans are unfortunately unaware of their own sad history regarding the disenfranchisement and racial bias toward non-white migrants.
The US and the world are doing better by almost every metric. So why is there so much pessimism?
A look at how a country filled with sexism, racism, nostalgia, and class division is ripe for fascist politics to take over via seemingly democratic means.
Recent research reveals that the political divide in America is no longer just about two competing ideologies; it’s evolved into social and economic class conflict; and more recently, geographic self-segregation — a balkanization that is intensifying alienation, distrust, anger, and resentment among us.
Bush: Icon of WASP Establishment, and Third World Repression ; Harvard Economist on Ranked-Choice Voting …and More Picks 12/5
As we wrap up the year, we look at some of our most important podcasts of 2018.
It is extraordinarily rare for major news outlets to delve into an issue they are usually quick to dismiss as a “conspiracy theory.” But the ‘Washington Post’ went there.
Former Top Apple Lawyer Charged With Fraud ; Russian-Style Kleptocracy Is Infiltrating America ; and More Picks 2/14
In the US, one in six women will become a victim of sexual assault in her lifetime. For women in Native American communities, that likelihood doubles.
Hawaii Could Ban Restaurant Plastics ; Airbnb’s ‘Guerilla War’ Against Local Governments ; and More Picks 3/20