Prosecutors Who Break the Law Face No Punishment
Prosecutors get away with just about anything, including falsifying evidence, coercing witnesses, and ruining lives — but that may change.
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The Age of Political Persuasion Is Over
A new millennial voice looks at why the right has been so much more successful in building a leadership pipeline of young people, and why grabbing them by the wallet will make their hearts and minds follow.
The Brilliant Black Woman Who Defended the Accused Killer of JFK’s Mistress, Part 1
After Dovey Johnson Roundtree’s early life in the Jim Crow south, she was more than ready to face the white power establishment determined to convict her client for the usual reasons (he was black), as well as for mysterious reasons.
Oligarchy Is as Dangerous as the Soviets
Could extreme income inequality destroy the very fabric of democracy? The US has been here before — in fact, the vast divide between the super wealthy and everyone else might be a reoccurring symptom of flaws in the original constitutional system.
Internal CIA Docs: ‘Enhanced Interrogation’ Is Torture
A recently released CIA report from 1956 shows the agency once condemned the torture techniques of communist regimes as immoral. But the agency would later end up using many of those same methods — and worse — in the War on Terror.
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.
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.
Was Sirhan Hypnotically Programmed to Assassinate RFK?
In an exclusive video, Sirhan Sirhan’s legal team documents its 11-year quest to unlock Sirhan’s memory of the RFK assassination.
Scientist’s Trick ‘Explains’ JFK Backward Movement When Shot
A report about some amazingly simple chicanery buried under dense clouds of calculations secreted by a scientist determined to prove President John F. Kennedy was shot only from behind.
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.
Classic Who: Memorial Day in Searing Images
On Memorial Day, the media usually serves up images of cemeteries, rows of tombstones, and endless American flags. However, the other images associated with war get short thrift — but not here at WhoWhatWhy.
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.