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Deep State, applause

Hidden Power Journalism & Media US Politics

Trump’s Genius: Weaponize Real Coverups (JFK etc) to Build Distrust

Russ Baker 11/22/24

Because Media failed to tell the truth sometimes, Trump claimed they lie all the time.

woman, despair, losing hope

How to Hope in a Near-Hopeless Time

Robert Reich 11/22/24

People Socializing, Social Media

The Comfort of False Beliefs: Why We Crave Misinformation

Jeff Schechtman 11/22/24

Benjamin Netanyahu, meets, Russian Israelis

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Former Israeli Defense Minister

WhoWhatWhy Staff 11/21/24

Kakhovka, Dam, reservoir

Environment Ukraine

‘Like a Phoenix’: A New Forest Emerges From the Destruction in Ukraine

Ruchi Kumar 11/21/24

Health & Medicine

DEA, Prescription, Drug, Enforcement

Health & Medicine

A Pendulum Swung Too Far: Chronic Pain Patients Abandoned in the War on Opioids

Srividya Maganti 11/09/24

The War on Opioids has created some unintended victims: Patients with chronic pain who no longer receive the help they needed… sometimes with deadly consequences.

Donald Trump, shakes hands, Mark Milley

Health & Medicine US Politics

Shrinks Who Dare to Label Trumpism as a Mental Health Issue

Gerald Jonas 11/04/24

COVID-19, Coronavirus, Pandemic, panic, cranks

Health & Medicine Politics

About Those Ivermectin Ads on Trump Rally Broadcasts

Allison Neitzel 11/01/24

Justice

Climate accountability, Trump

Donald Trump, Rally, Glendale, AZ

North Penn, Tactical Response Team

taking, water sample

Economy

Donald Trump, Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2024

Having Promised to ‘Fix’ the Economy, Trump Begins by Breaking Everything

William Dowell 11/20/24

The future of the US will depend on how Americans from all walks of life respond to this unprecedented assault on our form of government.

Marco Rubio, CPAC, 2016

Elections Labor

Underwhelming Jobs Report Shows How Crazy GOP Conspiracy Theories Are

Klaus Marre 11/01/24

Wells Fargo, Bank, Bloomfield, CT

Business Environment

The Climate Crisis Is Driving Bankers to Quit Their Jobs in Disillusionment

Marcus Baram 10/31/24

International

Benjamin Netanyahu, meets, Russian Israelis

Kakhovka, Dam, reservoir

Mikhaïl, 47, commander, tank, 68th Brigade, Pokrovsk

Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, Stab Point, operating theater

Journalism & Media

Deep State, applause

Trump’s Genius: Weaponize Real Coverups (JFK etc) to Build Distrust

Russ Baker

Joe Rogan, Elon Musk

Political Influencers Are Overwhelmingly Male, Lean Right, Survey Finds

WhoWhatWhy Staff

Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, presidential election, 2024

When You Knew Trump/Harris Would Lose

Klaus Marre

Elon Musk, UK, AI Summit, 2023

‘Community Note’ Quietly Disappears From Musk’s Misinformation Tweet

Klaus Marre

Elections

Voter Suppression NC

North Carolina: America’s Anti-Democracy State Is at It Again

North Carolina Republicans are once again trying to rig the state’s election laws in their favor with a blatant power grab.

Pennsylvania, mail-in ballot

Pennsylvania Senate Election Controversy Is Not a Good Look for Democrats

Klaus Marre 11/18/24

American sunset

Elections US Politics

2024: Rigged Election or National Psychosis?

Jonathan D. Simon 11/16/24

Hidden Power

Deep State, applause

Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Butler, PA

Man reading news,Dead Sea.

Fake news, misinformation

US Politics

Deep State, applause

Hidden Power Journalism & Media US Politics

Trump’s Genius: Weaponize Real Coverups (JFK etc) to Build Distrust

Russ Baker 11/22/24

Because Media failed to tell the truth sometimes, Trump claimed they lie all the time.

woman, despair, losing hope

How to Hope in a Near-Hopeless Time

Robert Reich 11/22/24

Donald Trump, meeting, capos

The Advancing MAGA Mob is Not a Monolith

Greg Olear 11/21/24

Pete Hegseth

White Is Right – Trump Thumbs Nose at Diversity

Klaus Marre 11/20/24

Donald Trump, Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2024

Economy US Politics

Having Promised to ‘Fix’ the Economy, Trump Begins by Breaking Everything

William Dowell 11/20/24

Podcast

People Socializing, Social Media

The Comfort of False Beliefs: Why We Crave Misinformation

Jeff Schechtman

Deconstructing, Administrative, State

Dismantling Democracy Is the Point

Jeff Schechtman

Lady Liberty, feminist voter, protester in costume

Women Voters and the Firewall That Wasn’t

Jeff Schechtman

Buses, 52 Americans, hostages, Iran

Five Days Out: The Threat of an October Surprise

Jeff Schechtman

Cartoon

Voters remorse, Tariffs

Asking the Tough Questions

Jon Richards

Neoliberalism Failure, Income inequality

Protect Our Norms!

Ted Rall

People, avoiding news

News Break

Jon Richards

Editors' Picks

Big Tech, Google search monopoly, Justice Department proposals, Chrome

Google Must Sell Chrome to End Search Monopoly: US Justice Department

Whowhatwhy Editors

climate crisis, fossil fuel, Saudi Arabia, oil, McKinsey & Company

Inside the Secret World of McKinsey, the Firm Hooked On Fossil Fuels

Whowhatwhy Editors

tech, auto industry, safety regulations, automatic braking systems, AAA report

Automatic Car Braking Systems Save Lives. Now They’ll Need To Work at 62 mph.

Whowhatwhy Editors

climate crisis, persistent dry conditions, New York, historic drought warning

New York Issues First Drought Warning in 22 Years as Dry Conditions Persist

Whowhatwhy Editors