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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Who Is Amy Coney Barrett?
Trump’s Supreme Court pick hasn’t been on the federal bench for long.
24 min
1452
TBD | A Vaccine Won’t Be the End
Many of us are hoping that an effective vaccine will end mask-wearing and social distancing. That would be a mistake.
19 min
1453
Could Lindsey Graham Really Lose?
He’s neck and neck with Democrat Jamie Harrison in the polls.
21 min
1454
Democrats Can Still Play Hardball
They just have to find the guts to do it.
22 min
1455
When Everything Around You Is Burning
She knows why the fires are getting hotter. Some of her neighbors don't believe her.
19 min
1456
Remembering RBG
Justice Ginsburg’s theory of change was a slow one.
25 min
1457
TBD | Did the Internet Doom a Pregnancy?
The real-life cost of online misinformation
20 min
1458
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
1459
Teaching Is Hell Right Now
“Remote learning” was hard. “Hybrid learning” is worse.
17 min
1460
What Ever Happened to More Stimulus?
Congress is stuck over a second coronavirus relief bill.
21 min
1461
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
1462
TBD | The Great Climate Migration Begins
The largest mass movement of humans in history is starting. It could change everything.
18 min
1463
This Fire Season Is Different
Massive uncontained fires continue to sweep across a dry, hot West.
20 min
1464
Can We Trust the Polls This Time?
After 2016, should people trust what the numbers are saying?
20 min
1465
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
1466
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
1467
Trump's Legal Troubles Are Just Getting Started
Investigations into the president’s business are ramping up.
22 min
1468
Will “Law and Order” Save Trump?
The Trump 2020 playbook got thrown out when the pandemic hit.
19 min
1469
A Democratic Mud-Fight in Massachusetts
Ed Markey and his Senate primary opponent Joe Kennedy are just not that different.
16 min
1470
Seven Days of Unrest in Kenosha
20 min
1471
TBD | QAnon Goes Mainstream
How the conspiracy moved from the fringes of the internet to the White House press room.
16 min
1472
U.S. Foreign Policy Is Officially Incoherent
How “America First” left America alone on the world stage.
17 min
1473
The Fight for Belarus
Authoritarian Alexander Lukashenko is courting Russian involvement to maintain his grip on power. Will he succeed?
17 min
1474
The U.S. Can Fix Its COVID Testing Failures
We need more rapid results tests and we need them now.
16 min
1475
Another Crackdown On the Border
The Trump administration is refusing entry to asylum seekers, citing the coronavirus.
16 min