The Deep State vs. Democracy: Can We Now Handle the Truth?
Journalist David Talbot talks about a new effort, joined by the Kennedy and King families as well as many others, to have Congress reopen assassination probes.
How Deep Is Your Knowledge of the Deep State?
Blame it on the Deep State! This is what politicians do when they get in trouble. It helps that people don’t really know what they’re talking about. While the term is now common — and commonly abused — WhoWhatWhy has been exploring this fascinating topic for years.
A Deep State: The Gun the US Doesn’t Have
The Plame affair reminded us spies are real. And the Trump investigation is reminding us that spying might be necessary … but a sophisticated intelligence apparatus is not necessarily a Deep State.
Laughs, Tears, the Deep State and Russ Baker at NY Comedy Festival
There is a lighter side even to serious topics, as WhoWhatWhy Founder Russ Baker demonstrates in a live podcast from the New York Comedy Festival.
Is Anybody Running the Deep State?
Barrett Brown and Barry Eisler examine whether the Deep State even exists today, or is there simply no leadership smart enough to keep it going.
Carl Bernstein on the Deep State and Surveillance
Famed investigative journalist Carl Bernstein, who broke the Watergate scandal with Bob Woodward, recently spoke at the SXSW conference. WhoWhatWhy was there to ask him some questions.
Trump vs. ‘Deep State?’ That’s How Light Gets in
From Watergate to Iraq War propaganda, conflicts between the Deep State and the Executive branch have proven helpful to the public. They provided a glimpse into the White House and the nation’s intelligence apparatus, leading to important reforms. So perhaps an open conflict between the Trump administration and the Deep State isn’t such a bad thing.
Russ Baker on the Media’s Deep State Conversion Moment
Deep State analysis is at the core of what we do at WhoWhatWhy. With that genre apparently no longer simply dismissed as “conspiracy theory,” the corporate media seem to be playing catch up to a game that is already well into overtime.
America Discovers the Deep State — Welcome to the Party
All of a sudden, everybody is talking about the Deep State. People from across the political spectrum are discussing it, such as former Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich, The New York Times and Rush Limbaugh. Americans are wondering what, exactly, the “Deep State” is. WhoWhatWhy readers, on the other hand, are asking: What took you so Read More
Dark Shadows: Iran-Contra, Secret Wars & Covert Operations, Part 3
From Watergate to Iran-Contra to the present, official lies have justified public crimes. When exposed, crimes unpunished to protect deeper secrets create an alternate reality in which the propaganda of power secures impunity for the powerful.
Dark Shadows: Iran-Contra, Secret Wars & Covert Operations, Part 1
The first of a three-part series exploring Iran-Contra and its implications. Part 1 focuses on the Reagan Administration’s secret wars and illegal arms deals exposed in the scandal.
A Unified Theory of Corruption – The Deep State
Do you drive your friends nuts talking about the deeper influences beneath the surface of a corrupt society? Have you been accused of being paranoid or a conspiracy theorist because of these views? Now, a former longtime congressional staffer says you are not mistaken.
Is There a “Triple Government” at Work?
The fact that the Deep State, or “Double Government,” is constantly shaping the U.S. body politic is well-known to many. However, there’s a good argument for calling it a Triple Government. Here’s why.
How the Doomsday Project Led to Warrantless Surveillance and Detention after 9/11
Everyone knows that warrantless surveillance and detention arose in the wake of 9/11. But few know that the machinery that Dick Cheney and others used to pull it off was born in the Atomic Age. Peter Dale Scott exposes the maneuvers in this excerpt from his new book, “American Deep State.”
The Deep State and the Bias of Official History
How do Wall Street, oil companies and shadow government agencies like the CIA shape the order of global politics together? Author Peter Dale Scott examines that question in his forthcoming book “The American Deep State: Wall Street, Big Oil and the Attack on U.S. Democracy.” Here, in an exclusive excerpt, Scott looks at how official history ignores the real dynamics in play.
TVWHY: Counterintelligence—Part 5, Drone Nation
Part 5 of a new five-part documentary on the national security state
TVWHY: Counterintelligence—Part 4, Necrophilous
Part 4 of a new five-part documentary on the national security state
TVWHY: Counterintelligence—Part 3, The Strategy of Tension
Part 3 of a new five-part documentary on the national security state
TVWHY: Counterintelligence—Part 2, The Deep State
Part 2 of a new five-part documentary on the national security state