What Next | Daily News and Analysis
The problem with the news right now? It’s everywhere. And each day, it can feel like we’re all just mindlessly scrolling. It’s why we created What Next. This short daily show is here to help you make sense of things. When the news feels overwhelming, we’re here to help you answer: What next? Look for new episodes every weekday morning.
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TBD | When Your Flight’s GPS Gets Spoofed
Drone warfare is commonplace. Commercial planes are collateral damage.
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TBD | The Post-Election Social Media Wars
Is this the end of having one, shared “digital public square”?
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Decoder Ring | If You Give a Mouse a Cookie…Wil...
How a popular children’s book got caught up in the culture wars.
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Which Came First, the Bird Flu or the Egg?
Bird flu has made the leap to mammals and the impact is already at the grocery store.
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A New Strategy for Banning Abortion
The latest attempt to ban medication for abortions uses some old, ugly arguments in a new, ugly way.
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When Jesus Is on the Curriculum
The Texas State Board of Education takes a particular—and potentially unconstitutional—point of view of religion and history.
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TBD | Is Sickle Cell Anemia…Cured?
The new treatment is painful and expensive. It could also be life-saving.
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TBD | What's Google Without Chrome?
Does the search giant’s break-up begin with its browser?
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Mass Deportation How?
It seems unimaginable, but it’s not without historical precedent.
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Trump’s Shadow Cabinet
The unelected czars running the Trump administration — no Senate approval required.
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Welcome to Trump City, USA
Why did Democrats lose so many urban voters in 2024?
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Jamie Raskin: “We Can’t Let The Fear Paralyze Us”
He led Trump’s second impeachment effort. Now he’s preparing for Trump’s second term.
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TBD | The X-odus
So long and thanks for all the clicks
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TBD | The Manosphere That Delivered Trump Back ...
Deeply retrograde, reactionary politics find life in the new media landscape.
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Can SNL Meet the Moment?
How do you parody someone who is both so cruel and ridiculous?
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Trump Vs The World
Putin and Netanyahu will have their preferred candidate back in the White House.
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Protecting Abortion, Electing Trump
Reproductive rights remain popular—even, it seems, among Trump voters. It was never clear what they meant to Trump.
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How to Prepare for the Worst
Politicians, civil servants, and everyday Americans are getting ready for an authoritarian in the Oval Office.
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TBD | The Polls Weren’t Wrong
The public just doesn’t understand what they mean.
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TBD | Elon Wins
Banning Donald Trump from Twitter brought the world’s richest man to his side—and led him back to the White House.
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Trump 2.0
How much does 2016 tell us about 2024?
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America Can't Quit Trump
Democrats hoped Harris would maintain the Blue Wall. Trump nabbed Pennsylvania and might just win the popular vote too.
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A Shocking and Predictable Election
Even with the assassination attempts and the candidate swapping, this electoral cycle felt very, very familiar.
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What to Watch While Watching Election Results
Get comfortable; this is going to take a while.
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TBD | u up? Go vote.
Why your text messages have gone all politics.
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