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There will still be Mondays after doomsday.
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.
Israel’s attack in Gaza has killed more than 36,000 Palestinians in response to Hamas killing 1,250 Israelis on October 7. Can self-defense turn into a war crime?
We have reached a point where you can only be two out of these three: An informed voter, a good person, or a Trump supporter. Choose wisely.
While right wing nationalists abroad side with Trump, much of the rest of the world sees Trump’s conviction as proof that in America, at least, no one is above the law.
The right’s love for dictators isn’t new. It’s a century-long saga of conservatism’s authoritarian infatuation. Trump fits right in.
What’s behind laws restricting foreign home and land ownership?
Hunter Biden will face a gun charge in court next month. His trial blows the “President Biden is weaponizing the DOJ against Republicans” diatribe out of the water. Is that why Fox News has stopped talking about Hunter?
Who can still believe a media company that presents propaganda in the guise of a field report?
Tilling the soil in search of news.
The Supreme Court has been eroding democracy for decades. Nine key cases reveal voter suppression and constitutional threats. Is today’s court the paramount danger to our democracy?