Truth Decay: The Diminishing Role of Facts in Public Life
A new report from RAND examines how diminishing respect for objective facts is undermining the public marketplace for ideas that forms the foundation of democracy.
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Deutsche Bank: A Global Bank for Oligarchs — American & Russian, Part 3
Not only is President Donald Trump personally tied up with Deutsche Bank to the tune of $300 million, but his son-in-law Jared Kushner has his own history with the global banking colossus. Part 3 looks closely at these relationships, and asks just how far President Trump’s Justice Department will be willing to go in probing potential illegality on the part of Deutsche.
Where All That Davos Money Sleeps at Night
A reminder about the Panama Papers, and why all the recent changes to the tax code will not result in trillions of dollars being repatriated to the United States.
Deutsche Bank: Where the Dots of Russiagate Connect
Martin Sheil, a retired branch chief of the IRS Criminal Division, discusses his WhoWhatWhy series on Deutsche Bank and how nearly all the main figures involved in Russiagate also have ties to the financial institution.
Why Marching for Life Now Means Attacking Contraception
Federal funding for contraception is in the crosshairs of Republicans as they push their anti-abortion agenda.
The Usual Suspects: Americans Are About to Get Robbed
President Donald Trump and the GOP are about to pull off the biggest heist in world history — they just have to fool their supporters one last time.
The Daniel Ellsberg Story You Won’t See in ‘The Post’
Thanks to the critically acclaimed movie “The Post,” which opens this weekend, the story of whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers is again part of the public discourse. But there is much more to it than the movie shows, Ellsberg tells WhoWhatWhy in this recent podcast.
Exclusive: How the Threat of Exposure Killed Trump’s ‘Voter Fraud’ Commission
One of the commission’s few Democrats tells WhoWhatWhy it was set up to restrict voting access from its inception. He believes President Donald Trump and its members are now trying to cover their tracks.
How to Get the CIA’s Attention: Threaten a JFK Assassination Reveal
Newly released files on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy show the CIA was concerned about what agent Richard Case Nagell might reveal after being detained by East German intelligence.
Monitoring Undersea Cables
Where’s the Collusion? ; The Latest Hack: Semiconductors …and More Picks 1/8
Trump to Decide Fate of Thousands of Immigrants This Week
The fate of tens of thousands of families hangs in the balance ahead of a crucial Department of Homeland Security decision Monday that could result in the mass deportation of legal immigrants.
Keyboards Are the New F-15s
A look at how social media’s “charisma of certainty” is changing the nature of warfare.