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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Does the NBA Have a Bully Problem?
Owners who act badly can expect sympathetic treatment and a departure that’s more or less on their terms.
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What Iranian Protesters Need Now
In years past, Iran’s ruling elite have shrugged off protests as a result of economic hardships imposed by the west. Will this time be different, as demonstrators set their hijab on fire, striking at a core pillar of Iran’s repressive regime?
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What’s Up With the Midterms?
Usual forecasting methods might not apply when you have to consider Trump endorsements, the Dobbs decision, and some very unique candidates.
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Election Fraud Evangelists Coming to a Town Nea...
Warnings for the midterms from a chaotic primary in Otero County, New Mexico.
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TBD | Can Nuclear Power Be Green?
The war in Ukraine and climate change are forcing countries to rethink their stance on nuclear power.
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TBD | The Fight Over Online Speech Headed to th...
How laws in Texas and Florida take aim at social media companies and how they moderate content.
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Puerto Rico Without Power, Again
Five years ago, Hurricane Maria devastated the island's fragile infrastructure. In the aftermath of Fiona, little seems to have changed.
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A Student Ran For School Board … and Won
How inaction on climate, curriculum, and right-wing extremism drove one 18-year-old to unseat an incumbent.
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Is Hunter Biden’s Laptop Actually a Big Deal?
The left seems vaguely aware it exists, while the right views it as the talisman to bring the whole Biden family down.
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Abortion Can’t Be Settled by the States
A proposed 15-week abortion ban shows that even the GOP isn’t holding to states-rights talking points.
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TBD | The Hidden Abuse Behind Those Spam Texts ...
Human trafficking victims in Asia are being forced into scamming people online.
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TBD | How Big Internet Keeps Small Communities ...
The fight for internet between East Carroll parish and Sparklight.
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The Master of Monkeypox Messaging
How lessons from New York bathhouses reached the White House.
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If Russia Loses the War
How dangerous is Putin with his back against the wall?
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The U.K.’s Actual Leadership Crisis
A new king at Buckingham Palace isn't the nation's most urgent issue.
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The Starbucks Unions' Next Fight
As more and more service industry workers vote to unionize, companies are betting on just waiting them out.
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TBD | The Chaos That Made YouTube a Juggernaut
How the company has struggled with creators, extremism, and itself.
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TBD | Can A.I. Make Great Art?
A.I. generated art is reaching new levels of sophistication at a rapid rate.
25 min
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The DeSantis Ally on the School Board
Florida Republicans say they have a simple plan for education. Implementation has been more complicated.
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An Out Teen in the “Don’t Say Gay” State
Will Larkins, a high school senior, had a life-saving conversation with a queer teacher last year. Would it have been possible under Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act?
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The Christian College Upending Florida's Schools
Florida is a useful laboratory for conservatives who want to reshape public education across the country.
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One Year - 1986: The Ultimate Field Trip
They competed for a spot on the Space Shuttle Challenger. Then they watched it explode.
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TBD | The Summer Vaccine of the Future
A new Lyme vaccine that's in late-stage trials would be the first in 20 years.
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TBD | A.I. Made to Fight Child Porn Ensnared an...
The unintended victims of Google's A.I. used to fight child predators.
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Best Of 2022 | The Michigan Democrat Who Said “...
One freshman state senator shows Democrats how to parry Republican attacks designed to stoke fear and anger.
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