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By Peter B. Collins 06/12/2018

Google’s Deep Involvement With the Pentagon

Google has announced that it will not renew a controversial military contract. But that doesn’t mean that the company will sever the deep ties it has to the Pentagon.

By Peter B. Collins 06/08/2018

Chernobyl: The Nuclear Disaster That Helped Destroy a Regime

When sensors in Europe first picked up the radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, nobody could have predicted that the accident would help bring about the fall of the Soviet Union.

By Michael Castellini 05/29/2018

Long Strange Trip: On the Death of Kennedy and Huxley

Aldous Huxley died on the same day as John F. Kennedy. It’s an interesting factoid, but does it mean anything? Here’s one take on the possible significance.

By Jeff Schechtman 05/25/2018

A Memorial Day Look at Those Who Fought in Korea

Military historian Patrick O’Donnell provides a moment of reflection on the who and why of the brutal Korean war, which never really ended and is still haunting us today.

By Russ Baker 05/24/2018

Michael Cohen’s Still-Missing Ukraine Background Info

Everyone’s buzzing about the huge payment Trump pal Michael Cohen took to get the Ukrainian president in with the American president. But there’s more of a Ukraine connection to Michael Cohen than the media is telling us.

By Russ Baker 04/09/2018

Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen’s Unexplored Russia Connections

With the FBI raid on Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s office, everyone is scrambling for explanations. But as WhoWhatWhy reported last year, Michael Cohen’s background has long demanded close scrutiny. He came out of nowhere, backed by Russia-connected figures, and bought his way into Donald Trump’s heart. Here’s the full story as it appeared on September 18, 2017.

By Robin Marty and Jessica Mason Pieklo 04/03/2018

Fighting Abortion Texas Style

This excerpt from author Robin Marty’s book, Crow After Roe, chronicles the various ways Texas lawmakers worked with anti-abortion advocates to sharply decrease women’s access.

By Jimmy Falls 03/01/2018

What’s Buried in the Missing JFK Documents?

Several months ago, the National Archives claimed that essentially all of the documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy had been made public. Now it appears there are thousands more yet unreleased.

By Russ Baker 02/15/2018

Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen: Beyond Porn Star Payments, Russia Angle

Michael Cohen, one of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers, claims that he paid porn star Stormy Daniels — who reportedly had an affair with Trump in 2006 — $130,000 out of his own pocket shortly before the 2016 presidential election. But who is Michael Cohen? WhoWhatWhy found out some fascinating things about this Trump confidant. As with almost everything in this saga, there’s a Russian angle.

By Jeff Schechtman 02/09/2018