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A look at the price we pay for an economy that has become irrevocably splintered between a “real” economy and a financial markets-based economy.
The combination of the GOP’s power, the wide-ranging impact of its actions (and obstructions), and an overall vileness makes Republicans the greatest threat to humanity.
A look at how the idea of democracy runs counter to MAGA “theology,” and why hate, attention, and bad behavior will win out.
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. What Have Global Leaders Done on Climate Change in 2022? […]
The rush to patent and control psychedelics has creepy ‘Brave New 1984’ vibes.
Excerpt from Nomi Prins’s latest book: ‘Permanent Distortion: How the Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever.’
The decisions made by Powell, Putin, MBS, and OPEC+ are going to impact the midterms and the economics of the entire planet.
Election experts Jonathan Simon and Lynn Bernstein go deep into how America’s myriad of voting systems operate, and the reasons trust in them has cratered
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. Most in US Want More Action on Climate Change: AP-NORC […]
Financial Times economic analyst Martin Wolf gives an overview of global economic forces, and looks at Britain’s economic and political chaos.
WhoWhatWhy’s first US Election Report Card is a state-by-state look at the ways in which our voting system is failing democracy.