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Violent protest rallies roiled oil-rich Kazakhstan, but its president asked Russia for help and used the violence to get rid of the powerful mentor and predecessor who installed him.
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 Study Thwaites, Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday’ Glacier (Maria) The author writes, […]
Futurist and author Parag Khanna looks hopefully at the shifting global migration trends that are shaping our political scenarios.
It certainly is strange that Taylor Budowich took time out from the chaos of the day to create a new corporate entity — and later made that entity a party to a lawsuit to protect his financial records from congressional scrutiny.
Shutting down a human rights group dedicated to documenting Stalin’s rule of terror signals a transition from an authoritarian regime to one that is increasingly totalitarian.
If Donald Trump is such an amazing fighter, why is he not doing anything after being the victim of the “crime of the century”?
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. Alleged ‘Dead’ Georgia Voters Found Alive and Well After 2020 […]
Worried that a new civil war is coming? You’re too late; it’s already here.
Ted Rall pulls no punches. He’s a patented political pugilist, landing haymaker after haymaker, week after week.
The Rare Spots of Good News on Climate Change (Maria) The author writes, “In the closing days of 2021, scientists warned that the eastern ledge of a Florida-size glacier is about to snap off of Antarctica, and US legislators found they may have flubbed their best chance in a decade to enact sweeping climate policies. […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-Jurassic Park) is a real live DINO — Democrat In Name Only. He doesn’t like child tax credits, or paid family leave, or green electricity, or…
A wrongly maligned bird shows us how choosing some stories and ignoring others makes us fear a world we could be taking better care of.