What Next | Daily News and Analysis
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The Frightening Rise in Political Violence
What’s put Congress and their families in the crosshairs, and what can be done?
24 min
1002
How the Dems Win Back the Rust Belt
In a state Trump won handily, Democrat Tim Ryan may have found a base.
23 min
1003
TBD | Why Are So Many Little Kids Sick Right Now?
Those born under pandemic restrictions are getting their first “normal” autumn, replete with all the sniffles that entails.
21 min
1004
TBD | So How’s It Going, Elon?
From canning executives to a plan to charge for blue checks, Twitter has entered the Musk Era.
25 min
1005
The Stakes of Nevada’s Latino Vote
Brutal inflation, a transient population, and Vegas' powerful hospitality union may tilt the balance of power in Washington.
24 min
1006
Can an Anti-Trump Republican Still Win?
Colorado may now be a deep blue state.
18 min
1007
SCOTUS Reviews Affirmative Action…Again
With three Trump appointees on the court, the end might be near for race-conscious admissions.
25 min
1008
Should You Panic Over America's Test Scores?
What lower test scores are telling us—and what they can’t.
27 min
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TBD | Big Brother, Big Tech and China
COVID may be an inflection point in the relationship between the surveillance state and the surveilled.
38 min
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TBD | Twitter Is Dead; Long Live Twitter
No matter what Elon Musk does, Twitter will never be the same
36 min
1011
When Child Protective Services Gets It Wrong
How a lack of due process makes an already-stressful situation worse.
25 min
1012
The True Origins of the U.K.’s Political Mess
Rishi Sunak is inheriting a party and country that can only manage the decline.
21 min
1013
Is Fetterman's Disability Anyone’s Business?
The problems with “push up contest” politics.
27 min
1014
How DeSantis Redrew Florida’s Map
The governor’s new map obliterated a majority Black district and triggered a wave of lawsuits, but it’s still in place for the midterms.
22 min
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TBD | Can We Make an Alzheimer’s Drug That Works?
Advances towards an effective drug-therapy have been uneven and unclear, but there are promising developments.
30 min
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TBD | When An Algorithm Raises Your Rent
If it draws on data from landlords and tells them what others are charging, when does it become price-fixing?
29 min
1017
What Happened to Kanye West?
The superstar rapper, now known as Ye, has found a comfortable spot in high-powered conservative circles.
22 min
1018
GOP to Cities: Drop Dead
Republicans dismiss America’s cities as “cesspools”—and their legislation is starting to match the rhetoric.
23 min
1019
Five Years of #MeToo
What has changed and what hasn’t, in Hollywood and beyond.
23 min
1020
An American Surgeon in Wartime Ukraine
Why one volunteer doctor keeps going back into countries wrecked by Russian bombs.
18 min
1021
TBD | Are You Ready to Be Composted When You Die?
How a bunch of environmentalists want to disrupt the American death industry.
28 min
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TBD | The Next Amazon Union Fight
Why labor’s success in Staten Island has been so difficult to replicate.
27 min
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How Bad Is the Economy Going to Get?
Fed chairman Jerome Powell’s going after inflation aggressively—what’s it going to cost us?
26 min
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How Is Herschel Walker Still in This?
Are voters desensitized to all this dirty laundry?
23 min
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Roger Stone’s January 6th
Hearings will likely reopen with evidence from a Danish documentary on—and personal text messages from—the longtime GOP operator.
19 min