FEATURED IN WHOWHATWHY | stuff you don't want to miss...
-
CLOSEREADING—About that “surprise” attack: Ka-Bull!
Read More -
How “Unique” Is Public Broadcasting?
Read More -
Tennessee Decides It is Not Backward Enough
Read More -
Smart ALECs Get Their Due
Read More -
Someone Would Have Talked? Someone Would Be Crazy
Read More -
War Reporting On Syria Makes Things Worse
Read More -
WhoWhatWhy Ideas Dept: Flying Windmills
Read More -
The Trayvon Effect: Americans as Tragedy Addicts
Read More -
TV News Just BS?
Read More -
WHOFACTCHECK: New Bill a Protest Clampdown?
Read More
RSS 2.0 
QUICK TAKES | news & newsmaking broken down, with added nutrients
Secret Service Vet With Very Strange JFK Story
By Russ Baker on May 2, 2012
PODCAST: Abraham Bolden, the first African-American Secret Service agent on the White House detail, in a talk from 2008. Recalls his astonishing experience with JFK, with his fellow agents, and the ominous goings-on prior to and after Kennedy’s assassination. A must-listen. Chilling. Also see our recent piece on the Service.
BRIEFING: For-Profit Prisons
By Russ Baker on May 1, 2012
Fewer Americans are committing serious crimes than ever. But more Americans are getting locked up. Why? Ask our friends in the rapidly growing and very lucrative private prison industry.
A Closer Look at the Secret Service
By Russ Baker on Apr 30, 2012
With the departure of a number of Secret Service personnel following an embarrassing scandal on Obama’s Colombian trip, the government would like us to move on to other matters. But there’s more here than meets the eye.
Green Consumerism….Hmm….
By Lori Harfenist on Apr 28, 2012
How great is green consumerism? Video from our new associate Lori Harfenist.
The Scale of the Universe
By Russ Baker on Apr 27, 2012
Get a little perspective on your problems—and those of us all. This amazing aid gives a whole new appreciation of how big our planet is, and how tiny, in the scheme of things.
Meet the Israeli UnOccupy Movement
By Russ Baker on Apr 26, 2012
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has a dimension that is not often emphasized: the growing conflict between Ultra-Orthodox Israelis and their fellow Jews. A small but growing number of Israelis are speaking out about evictions of Palestinians from their homes. Here’s a documentary trailer on the subject.
Trayvon vs. Tyrone: Why Racial Stories Are a Bad Idea
By Russ Baker on Apr 24, 2012
We warned about the risks of overplaying the Trayvon Martin case. Now, the other shoe drops. Trayvon Martin….Tyrone Woodfork.
Energy Solution Leaves Us Glowing
By Anthony Cuthbertson on Apr 23, 2012
How we can learn from leaves: Artificial photosynthesis could be the key to unlocking the sun’s full energy potential.
ClassicWHO: Worth Watching—Kids, Cancer….and Cannabis Cure?
By James Huang on Apr 22, 2012
Cannabis from a juicer might just save lives—so why are doctors so scared to talk about it?
RadioWhoWhatWhy: Russ Baker on WBAI radio, New York, talks about Syria with host Felipe Luciano and fellow guest Prof. Stuart Schaar. April 5, 2012
By James Huang on Apr 20, 2012
Click READ MORE to listen.
ORIGINALINVESTIGATIONS
In-depth, Exclusive Reporting
In-depth, Exclusive Reporting
