LSD, Hookers, Hit Men, and the Top Levels of the CIA
In the 1950s and 60s, at the height of the Cold War, the CIA cornered the market on the world’s LSD supply. In this podcast, get a firsthand account from a man who was there.
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Reasons to Doubt the Official Osama Raid Story — Five Years Later
It’s the fifth anniversary of the raid that purportedly removed Osama bin Laden from the face of the earth. But a close look suggests it’s more complicated.
Government Mind Control Agent Talks
An interview with a man who is so creepy it’s fascinating, a man who actually performed some of the dirty, unthinkable deeds you read about in the various exposés on the CIA.
How a Plan for a Nuclear-Free World Was Sabotaged
It was a trick of words: Congress agreed to an arms “control” treaty — but only in exchange for billions of dollars to “modernize” the current stockpile of weapons. So nothing really changed.
Campaign Finance Watchdogs Sue the FEC
WhoWhatWhy has pointed to the ineffectiveness and downright dysfunction of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) over and over and over and over again this election cycle. Two campaign finance watchdogs have finally had enough. After watching the FEC dismiss five complaints that asked the agency to investigate donors who violated the “straw donor” provision of […]
NY Voters Not Buying into Media Rhetoric of Democratic Brawl
Controversy sells, and therefore the media has made the primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders into something it is not. But New York voters aren’t buying it.
Russ Baker Connects the Dots
Most of the media today reports on individual events and moves on. Russ Baker talks about WhoWhatWhy’s more holistic approach to covering these stories and to understanding how they are interconnected.
The Tax Code Equals Inequality
If taxes are the price we all pay for living in a civilized society, why is it the wealthy who benefit the most from our system of taxation?
The Future of Privacy
What is the individual’s right to privacy and how much should be sacrificed in the name of “security?” Edward Snowden, Noam Chomsky, and Glenn Greenwald discuss these and other questions.
DC Madam Got Calls from the FBI, IRS and Many More
What do the FBI, the Archdiocese of Washington, the Japanese Embassy and the Coast Guard have in common? According to the lawyer of Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the infamous DC Madam who ran a prostitution ring in the nation’s capital, calls to his former client were made from all of these places. Montgomery Blair Sibley, who […]
Bush, Rubio, and Fiorina Wreaked Havoc on Campaign Finance Rules
The candidates who dropped out of the race already made their mark on the election by finding new ways to break the rules and eliminate transparency in the process.
Deep History and the Global Drug Connection, Part 3: A Deadly Bureaucracy
More examples of how the US uses dirty money for dirty tricks all over the world — while avoiding accountability.