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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Could Lindsey Graham Really Lose?
He’s neck and neck with Democrat Jamie Harrison in the polls.
21 min
1427
Democrats Can Still Play Hardball
They just have to find the guts to do it.
22 min
1428
When Everything Around You Is Burning
She knows why the fires are getting hotter. Some of her neighbors don't believe her.
19 min
1429
Remembering RBG
Justice Ginsburg’s theory of change was a slow one.
25 min
1430
TBD | Did the Internet Doom a Pregnancy?
The real-life cost of online misinformation
20 min
1431
Are Democrats Blowing It With Latino Voters?
It shouldn’t be hard for Biden to get Latino voters’ support. He just has to ask them.
28 min
1432
Teaching Is Hell Right Now
“Remote learning” was hard. “Hybrid learning” is worse.
17 min
1433
What Ever Happened to More Stimulus?
Congress is stuck over a second coronavirus relief bill.
21 min
1434
Another Whistleblower Comes Forward
A career intelligence official says the Trump administration is warping government reports to serve the president’s political aims.
20 min
1435
TBD | The Great Climate Migration Begins
The largest mass movement of humans in history is starting. It could change everything.
18 min
1436
This Fire Season Is Different
Massive uncontained fires continue to sweep across a dry, hot West.
20 min
1437
Can We Trust the Polls This Time?
After 2016, should people trust what the numbers are saying?
20 min
1438
A Post Office Insider On What We're Getting Wrong
A former Deputy Postmaster General on what the USPS can and can’t handle
20 min
1439
TBD | The Limits of Filming Police Brutality
Smartphone ubiquity and body cameras were supposed to change policing for the better. What went wrong?
20 min
1440
Trump's Legal Troubles Are Just Getting Started
Investigations into the president’s business are ramping up.
22 min
1441
Will “Law and Order” Save Trump?
The Trump 2020 playbook got thrown out when the pandemic hit.
19 min
1442
A Democratic Mud-Fight in Massachusetts
Ed Markey and his Senate primary opponent Joe Kennedy are just not that different.
16 min
1443
Seven Days of Unrest in Kenosha
20 min
1444
TBD | QAnon Goes Mainstream
How the conspiracy moved from the fringes of the internet to the White House press room.
16 min
1445
U.S. Foreign Policy Is Officially Incoherent
How “America First” left America alone on the world stage.
17 min
1446
The Fight for Belarus
Authoritarian Alexander Lukashenko is courting Russian involvement to maintain his grip on power. Will he succeed?
17 min
1447
The U.S. Can Fix Its COVID Testing Failures
We need more rapid results tests and we need them now.
16 min
1448
Another Crackdown On the Border
The Trump administration is refusing entry to asylum seekers, citing the coronavirus.
16 min
1449
TBD | What Went Wrong With Contact Tracing Apps
They were supposed to help us keep the virus in check. Why don’t any of them seem to actually work?
19 min
1450
Can NY Take Down the NRA?
New York State Attorney General Letitia James is seeking to dissolve the gun organization. Can she do that?
18 min