The riots of 1967 and 1968 over racial injustice resulted in over 70 dead and many injured. How do they compare with what we are witnessing today?
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/06/05/is-it-1968-all-over-again/
Saudi Arabia has poured billions of dollars into promoting Wahhabism around the world, engendering violence from behind the cover of NGOs and government agencies.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/05/29/the-terrorist-threat-concealed-by-saudi-soft-power/
Election watchdog Emily Levy provides an overview of what to fear in the next election and what you can do about it.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/05/22/election-day-is-165-days-away-be-afraid/
Gabriella Novello, WhoWhatWhy’s election integrity reporter, discusses what it’s like to cover efforts to protect the right to vote during a pandemic.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/05/19/from-the-front-lines-of-the-fight-for-fair-elections/
A look at the corrosive culture caused by rigid hierarchies and unquestioning loyalty in the US military.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/05/15/not-all-it-can-be-the-us-military-is-failing/
Some Christian nationalists are contesting the coronavirus lockdown to further their own Bible-based, authoritarian agenda.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/05/08/religious-nationalism-and-the-reopening-of-america/
To mark World Press Freedom Day, we look at how COVID-19 has impacted the free press around the world. It’s not a pretty picture.
A look inside the current oil market meltdown and how it will impact climate change and global energy markets for years to come.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/04/24/how-many-barrels-of-oil-are-you-willing-to-take/
On its 50th anniversary, one of Earth Day’s co-founders tells the fascinating story of how the movement began, the changes it triggered, and why it is still relevant half a century later.
A detailed on-the-ground analysis of the travesty that was the Wisconsin primary.
People with underlying physical conditions are particularly at risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19. But what about people with underlying psychological conditions? Here is an important look at how the crisis is affecting those with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
A look at the role of billionaires in the COVID-19 crisis. Is their philanthropy a symptom of a bigger problem that ails the US?
A look at how rural America, already devastated by opioids, is about to get hammered by COVID-19.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/04/03/covid-19-opioids-and-unseen-america-its-not-just-about-big-cities/
Why do so many deadly viruses originate in bats?
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/03/27/bats-breeding-ground-for-killer-viruses/
A look at the role that the immune system is playing in the fight against COVID-19.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/03/20/the-anti-virus-program-you-dont-have-to-buy/
A look at how the novel coronavirus will forever impact China’s Belt and Road project and the geopolitics of Asia.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/03/16/the-eerie-parallels-between-covid-19-and-the-plague/
A law professor and senior policy advisor to Elizabeth Warren explains why economic inequality really matters to the health of our democracy.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/03/06/will-economic-inequality-bring-down-our-entire-system-of-government/
Not only was Michael Bloomberg’s “stop and frisk” policy wrong when he was mayor of New York City, his justification of it was just as bad.
A look at what happens when politics becomes entertainment at worst and a hobby at best.
Iowa radio host Jeff Stein explains what went wrong in the Iowa caucuses and why Nevada may suffer the same fate.
A deep dive into the violence and terrorism of the 1970s and 80s and the bombing of the US Capitol.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/02/14/you-say-you-want-a-revolution/
What does your choice of news outlet say about you? Rand Corporation takes a good look.
Former Chicago Sun-Times photo editor Richard Cahan shares powerful images and comments of formerly enslaved African Americans.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/02/04/jarring-eyewitness-accounts-shed-light-on-the-cruelty-of-slavery/
Elite institutions — from government to academia to media — are losing their authority and monopoly all over the world. Why?
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/01/31/why-is-everybody-so-damn-angry/
GOP gerrymandering guru Thomas Hofeller died in 2018. His daughter Stephanie just released 70,000 files that detail his successful voter suppression efforts. Here is what these disclosures show and what they mean for US democracy.