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The fiscal crisis offers ample opportunities for finger-pointing. Let’s be sure we’re not using it simply to advance an agenda, and try to keep our eye on those who (almost) always get their way.
In 2010, Ecuador’s Rafael Correa became the first national leader in the world to rule out drilling for oil in a major petroleum field for ecological reasons. Less than five years later, however, he has backtracked on his promise, and the future of the environmentally important Yasuni National Park is up in the air, as the debate rages on.
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Paid Not to Drill? Not So Fast By Carmelo Ruiz In 2010, Ecuador’s Rafael Correa became the first national leader in the world to rule out drilling for oil in a major petroleum field for ecological reasons. Less than five years later, however, he has backtracked on his promise, and the […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy How Matt Drudge Is Fueling the Bernie Surge By Jon Hecht Why are socialist Bernie Sanders and Uber-Conservative Matt Drudge going steady? Political machinations do certainly make for strange bedfellows. WHO Hillary Tumbles A new Quinnipiac University poll has the Beltway buzzing about Hillary’s flagging “favorability” numbers and her declining numbers against […]
Clinton’s Heat on Sanders Comes Directly and Indirectly(i.e. Super PACs), Israel’s Imminent Attack on Iran?, Kenyan Farmers Use Natural Pesticide: Bugs, and More Picks
The “real” America lives beyond national statistics, as these profiles of three bellwether counties demonstrate.
Europeans worry that increased hate speech and harassment after Trump’s victory will destabilize US security.
New CIA Chief Awards Saudi Prince Counterterrorism Medal ; Greece Looks Closer to Grexit … and more Picks for 2/15.
Workers marshaled all their forces to save their bottling plant, only to face the same corporate power that bedevils American employees.
The wildfires that ravaged California’s wine country look to be another symptom of climate change. But state politicians and regulators have another culprit in mind: poorly maintained power lines and electrical equipment.
In our third episode of Russcast, WhoWhatWhy founder and editor-in-chief Russ Baker discusses news of the day, including the Whitefish-Puerto Rico scandal and the cronyism and corruption that pervades government. Russ also reviews some of our featured articles, and brings you more on the JFK record release. You can watch Russ live and ask […]
Veterans Day is a celebrated affair, and veterans are revered in the US. So why hasn’t the government done more to ease their challenging transition to civilian life?