Co-creator of S.W.A.T. talks about how 50 years of police shows on television have shaped and undermined our views of policing and race.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/06/26/hollywood-has-sold-us-copaganda/
A police lieutenant with more than 30 years on the force, who is the president of his Black Police Officers Association, gives a personal and inside look at policing.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/06/19/what-it-means-to-be-black-while-blue/
Is there a common link between all the dark things that are happening? Is it hiding in plain sight?
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/06/12/police-wall-street-pentagon-and-white-house-crime-whats-the-connection/
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.