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Campaign Question: Is Upward Mobility a Thing of the Past?
The “real” America lives beyond national statistics, as these profiles of three bellwether counties demonstrate.
Europeans Call on US Leaders to Curb Hate Speech
Europeans worry that increased hate speech and harassment after Trump’s victory will destabilize US security.
Will Flynn Resignation Spoil Russian Detente?
New CIA Chief Awards Saudi Prince Counterterrorism Medal ; Greece Looks Closer to Grexit … and more Picks for 2/15.
Another Day, Another Country, Another Corporation Hurting Workers
Workers marshaled all their forces to save their bottling plant, only to face the same corporate power that bedevils American employees.
Did Negligence Cause the California Wildfires?
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.
Russ Baker Takes Reader Questions and Sheds Light on JFK Documents
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 — Enjoy the BBQ, It’s All You Get, Soldier
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?
2017 Was a Brutal Year for the Environment
The battle of humankind vs. nature might have been a draw this year — with several huge blows to the environment as the planet metaphorically struck back with devastating natural disasters. It is a fight with no winners.
A Trump Treasury of Tweets, Part 4
Decades from now, students and college professors will be studying President Donald Trump’s tweets as part of their political science curriculum. Let that sink in.
Massive Erie Snow Dump Facilitated by Climate Change
Erie, Pennsylvania just experienced record snowfalls, while much of the US is in a deep freeze. Is this proof, as President Donald Trump exclaims, that global warming is a sham?
How ‘Dirty’ Budget Bills Hurt Women, the Environment, and Your Health
As Congress struggles to agree on a long-overdue budget and spending bills, the devil is in the details as Republicans try to sneak through provisions that would harm the environment, public health, and democracy.