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An examination of the stark reality of the use of battlefield nuclear weapons, by RAND Corporation senior defense researcher David Shlapak.
A reporter embedded with the January 6 rioters warns that the dogs of domestic war have now been fully unleashed
Predictions about the Russia-Ukraine war have been proved wrong. The only certainty is that it’s getting more dangerous, and it may go on for years, even decades.
We are stumbling into the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch driven by humanity itself. We are walking straight into it and pretending it’s not here.
PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please send suggested articles, videos, podcasts, etc. to picks@whowhatwhy.org. Scientists Find 30 Potential New Species at Bottom of Ocean […]
PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please send suggested articles, videos, podcasts, etc. to picks@whowhatwhy.org. Sen. Klobuchar Pushes for Passage of Big Tech Antitrust Bill […]
In each of our pockets are devices with the power to bear witness. Suddenly violations of human rights are documented for the ages and may be more easily prosecuted.
Russian forces are using banned anti-personnel landmines across Ukraine, according to a recent report.
As we remember and mourn those who died in various wars, we also need to remember how these wars came about. You may think you know, but you may be surprised by what you read here.
The Mediterranean region is warming 20 percent faster than the world as a whole, raising concerns about the impact of climate change on the region’s ecosystems.
Moldova, the tiny and impoverished former Soviet state immediately to Ukraine’s west, is the portal of entry to refuge for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the war, as well as a final destination.