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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1601
WN TBD: Did Money Corrupt an A.I. Utopia?
OpenAI was supposed to democratize the race to build artificial intelligence. Then profits got in the way.
17 min
1602
Can Bernie Beat Trump?
Older voters may hold him back.
20 min
1603
The Toxic Combo Behind Colorado’s Police Shootings
Police in Colorado shoot a person a week, on average. Drugs and guns have a lot to do with that high numbe
22 min
1604
Did Bill Barr Break the Justice Department?
The attorney general is dismantling reforms that date back to the Watergate scandal.
22 min
1605
Why Republicans Always Win
A closer look at ALEC, the conservative organization created to (dominate state legislatures and) beat unions at their own game.
16 min
1606
WN TBD: Inside Facebook’s Supreme Court
The social network spent a year building its own version of an independent judiciary. Can it succeed?
19 min
1607
Will a Union Spoil Bernie’s Chances in Nevada?
The caucuses are becoming a curveball for Democrats.
16 min
1608
How ICE Is Weaponizing Therapy
What young migrants say in government mandated therapy could get them deported.
25 min
1609
Is Michael Bloomberg Sorry?
His legacy on stop and frisk says otherwise.
22 min
1610
Introducing: The United States of Anxiety
Here's the first episode of the latest season.
27 min
1611
WN TBD: Coronavirus Tests China's Surveillance ...
As the virus spreads across China, Xi Jinping’s censorship and surveillance network is being strained to its limit.
15 min
1612
The Trump Appointee on a Mission to Gut Medicaid
Who is Seema Verma?
23 min
1613
Inside The Base, a Secret Neo-Nazi Group
Here’s how an investigation that started in Winnipeg ended in Delaware.
25 min
1614
The Border Patrol’s After School Program
Where teens on the border learn how to be CBP agents.
16 min
1615
Los Angeles Confronts Its Housing Crisis
How the surging homeless population is making Los Angeles rethink its public spaces.
21 min
1616
WN TBD: Iowa’s App-ocalypse
The debacle in Iowa doesn’t bode well for Democrats’ effort to restore digital dominance.
15 min
1617
Michael Bloomberg’s Shot
What the billionaire’s campaign tells us about his potential presidency.
24 min
1618
A Wake-Up Call From Iowa
The Caucuses should be a grave lesson to election officials across the country.
16 min
1619
Why Don’t D.C. Residents Count?
Washington has never had a voting representative in Congress. For many, the fight for statehood has been lifelong.
24 min
1620
This Week In Impeachment: A ‘Bullet Proof’ Pres...
Has the Senate given the executive branch unprecedented power?
27 min
1621
WN TBD: Why Is the U.S. Scared of Huawei?
Britain’s defiance of the U.S over 5G may set a precedent for the rest of the West.
16 min
1622
Who's Excited About Joe Biden?
He says he can bring disaffected Trump voters back to the Democratic Party. Is that true?
21 min
1623
A Threat to the Separation of Church and State
The Supreme Court is considering a case that could let religious schools get public funding.
22 min
1624
A Radical Voter Suppression Tactic
This Republican plan would redefine the whole state of political representation in America.
26 min
1625
This Week in Impeachment: Finally, Some Answers
The matter of witnesses testimony is still up in the air.
23 min