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NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy RadioWhoWhatWhy: Police Becoming Sixth Branch of US Military? by Jeff Schechtman Is President Obama’s recently announced order seeking to reverse the dramatic over-arming of police forces nationwide too little, too late? We all saw—in Baltimore, in Ferguson, in Boston—how civilian law enforcement has turned into a virtual sixth branch of the […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy 2016 Presidential Race: WhoWhatWhy Curates the Best of the Media Stream by The WhoWhatWhy Team Following the candidates and the controversies with a WhoWhatWhy view. Want beauty contests and horse races? You won’t find them here. The stories which help you make a real judgment? Here’s where you start. WHO US and […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Tsarnaev Case Judge: FBI Interview Reports Are Unreliable—And Cast in Stone by James Henry In allowing FBI interview reports to be read in court in lieu of witness testimony, US District Court Judge George O’Toole inadvertently highlighted an insidious tactic used by the FBI to manipulate witness statements. Anyone who gets […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Classic WhoWhatWhy: Police State Gears Up by Dave Lindorff In the wake of civil unrest this year spurred by deaths of black suspects in police custody, on May 18 President Obama made a surprise announcement to limit police militarization. This topic is not new to WhoWhatWhy readers. We first brought you […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Oil Billionaire Attempts to Silence University Quake Researchers by Klaus Marre When the Oklahoma Geological Survey released a statement indicating that an increase in seismic activity was likely caused by humans, one billionaire called for the termination of scientists responsible for the report. WHO America’s 15 Top-Paid CEOs It’s good to […]
When the Oklahoma Geological Survey released a statement indicating that an increase in seismic activity was likely caused by humans, one billionaire called for the termination of scientists responsible for the report.
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy RadioWhoWhatWhy: Civil Unrest and the Violation of Civil Liberties by Guillermo Jimenez While covering the Baltimore riots, journalist Shawn Carrie was shot in the head by a police pepperball and held without being charged. These, however, are just two of the very many violations of civil liberties taking place in the […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Read Boston Jury’s Life or Death Form by Russ Baker The Boston Marathon Bombing trial jury is currently deliberating the fate of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Click here to read the form the jury must complete in rendering its verdict on appropriate punishment. Obama’s Retreat from Green Electronics by WhoWhatWhy Staff Why did […]
Why did the president back away from a commitment that federal agencies use green electronics? Buried in a recent Executive Order on sustainability is recycled rhetoric that undermines long-standing federal policy.
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Congress Unites to Demand Answers on Deadly Incompetence of FBI by Klaus Marre The vaunted FBI gave erroneous testimony in almost every case involving DNA hair analysis—a significant number of which involved the death penalty. Now, leaders of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform want answers. WHO Here’s The […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Chevron Making a Killing with Water in California—But at What Cost? by Klaus Marre Chevron is selling treated wastewater to California that has been shown to include oil and potentially harmful chemicals. What exactly is in the water used in agriculture is still the oil giant’s dirty secret. WHO Pakistanis Knew […]
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Outside the Box Video Series: The Century of the Self by Christian Stork WhoWhatWhy readers have weighed in, and think The Century of Self is “nothing short of magnificent”; a classic documentary series that “every public school and college should use in their curriculum and for discussion.” We thought it was […]