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WHO in Boston: Bombing Story Mysteries

By on May 14, 2013
WHO in Boston: Bombing Story Mysteries
While most everyone else in the media figures the Boston bombing story is settled, we’re just beginning to ask questions. Here are some early ones.
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JFK-RFK-MLK??? The Questions Remain

By on May 9, 2013
JFK-RFK-MLK??? The Questions Remain
Almost nobody in the media is asking real questions—or digging up real answers—in this, the fiftieth anniversary year of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. At WhoWhatWhy, we’ve been doing what we can. Here, just for you—food for thought.
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READ THIS — Our Common Wealth: The Hidden Economy That Makes Everything Else Work

By on May 6, 2013
READ THIS — Our Common Wealth: The Hidden Economy That Makes Everything Else Work
A posthumous book shows that government and the market aren’t the only choices. It turns out there’s a third way: the commons. And we all own it.
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Barrett Brown Update: New Defense Team, Feds Fish For Activists

By on May 2, 2013
Barrett Brown Update: New Defense Team, Feds Fish For Activists
Some sinister—and some intriguing—new developments in the prosecution (persecution?) of Barrett Brown.
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Dancing in Jaffa

By on Apr 28, 2013
Dancing in Jaffa
Who wouldn’t like, for once, to hear a story of Israelis and Palestinians getting along? Here’s a moving program to help children in this troubled land to bridge the perennial hostility gap—literally, by touching. Put the cynicism aside for a moment and revel in this beautiful documentary trailer.
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More “Not in the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum”: The Cronyism

By on Apr 26, 2013
More “Not in the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum”: The Cronyism
If you want a fairy tale account of recent history—with an engaged president taking tough choices in the public interest—hightail it to Dallas and visit the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. If you’d prefer the real story—of cronyism, incompetence, cynicism and self-dealing by the American aristocracy, read on.
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George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum

By on Apr 24, 2013
George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
The new George W. Bush Library and Museum is dedicated to educating the public. Here’s one story it left out. Play ball!
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George Carlin: How Politicians Talk

By on Apr 21, 2013
George Carlin: How Politicians Talk
All those weaselly words politicians use? George Carlin was on the case.
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The Marathon Bombing: What the Media Didn’t Warn You About

By on Apr 19, 2013
The Marathon Bombing: What the Media Didn’t Warn You About
With the media’s constant “coverage” of the Boston tragedy, it’s easy to think you are well- informed. But are you? Here is some perspective you probably didn’t get from your favorite mainstream outlet.
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ClassicWHO — An Open Letter to NYT Staffers: Leave the Plantation and Join Us

By on Apr 16, 2013
ClassicWHO — An Open Letter to NYT Staffers: Leave the Plantation and Join Us
Originally published January 9, 2012    Recently, New York Times staffers boldly confronted their institution. In a near outright insurrection, published December 23 as an open letter to their boss, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., 561 staffers and a few retirees signed a...
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