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WWW Exclusive: Felix Sater Links Trump to Comey’s Replacement
President Donald Trump’s own words link the firing of James Comey as FBI director to the Bureau’s Russia probe. That move, however, might not have been well thought out because Andrew McCabe, Comey’s...
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Trump and Evangelicals, the Culmination of an Unholy Alliance
To an objective observer, it might seem odd that President Donald Trump received a hero’s welcome at Liberty University Saturday. However, the religious right’s idol-worship of the president is only...
View ArticleHillary’s Super PAC
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View ArticleRe-examining the Chelsea Manning Saga as Prison Term Ends
“In an ideal world, governments, corporations, and other large institutions would be transparent by default. Unfortunately, the world is not ideal. Many institutions begin a slow creep toward being...
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Why FBI Can’t Tell All on Trump, Russia
As much as President Donald Trump would like to make the various investigations into Russia’s interference in the US election go away, it is still the biggest story of the year. WhoWhatWhy has done its...
View ArticleIs N. Korea Behind Global Cyber Attacks?
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Closing Borders and Ethnocentrism Unite Trump and Hungary’s Orbán
While many Americans remain confused about what to make of Donald Trump, clues to his outlook can be gleaned from the policies of world leaders whose populist appeal resembles that of the new US...
View ArticleLouisiana’s Frighteningly High Incarceration Rate
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Veterans Duped into Lobbying For Saudi Arabia
In this week’s WhoWhatWhy podcast, Jeff Schechtman talks to Brian McGlinchey, the founder of 28pages.org. For years, McGlinchey led efforts to uncover the 28 redacted pages from the Senate Intel Report...
View ArticleHedges: Trump is the Symptom, Not the Disease
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View ArticleACLU Seeks Evidence of Election Commission’s ‘Preordained’ Agenda
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests Thursday aimed at President Donald Trump’s “Commission into Election Integrity.” The ACLU is seeking evidence...
View ArticleComey Is No Stranger to Explosive Testimony
Nearly a decade to the day since James Comey delivered one of the most riveting testimonies in recent history, the nation is once again eagerly awaiting to hear from the recently fired FBI...
View ArticleVigilance Is Needed to Fight Net Neutrality Rollback
It is ironic that the constant barrage of news generated by the Trump White House has impeded the legislative branch, while leaving the executive branch largely unaffected. In fact, some of the most...
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EXCLUSIVE: Weiner’s “Underage” Sexting Girl Lied to Damage Clinton
Executive Summary: The North Carolina teen at the center of the infamous Anthony Weiner scandal that helped doom Hillary Clinton’s campaign lied to news outlets about her age, motives and political...
View ArticleAssange Charges Dropped
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Kentucky Coal’s Adapt-or-Perish Moment
Can a solar farm bloom in the devastation left by an abandoned strip mine? Developments in Kentucky are putting a new face on the energy future of Appalachia — even as the Trump administration looks...
View ArticleJapan Passes ‘Controversial’ Privacy Bill
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Fighting the Koch Brothers for Transparency in South Dakota
In early February, a plane soared over South Dakota’s capitol building, tugging a banner that read: “Shame on you. Respect our vote.” Inside the Senate chamber, legislators didn’t seem to get the...
View ArticleTrump on Afghanistan
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