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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How the NYPD Gets Away With It
What happened after an unmarked patrol car rammed into a black teenager in Brooklyn.
22 min
1652
Grief, Comedy, and COVID
Dying from the coronavirus isn't funny. Laurie Kilmartin is.
22 min
1653
Is Bill Barr Winning?
The attorney general is running amok. Can anybody stop him?
18 min
1654
TBD | Why Remote Learning Failed
After three months of school closures, data about the impact of the coronavirus on learning is starting to trickle in. It’s far from reassuring.
20 min
1655
The Belated National Embrace of Juneteenth
More institutions are embracing the holiday. What does that really mean?
14 min
1656
A Politician's Brush with NYPD Abuse
Zellnor Myrie got cuffed & pepper sprayed at peaceful protests in Brooklyn. Two weeks later, he was passing police reform in Albany.
29 min
1657
A Victory for LGBTQ Americans
From your friends on the conservative Supreme Court.
21 min
1658
Is the Military Turning Its Back on Trump?
The events in Lafayette Square may have have broken a dam.
20 min
1659
TBD | Is This the End of Facial Recognition?
In the space of a week, development of the powerful surveillance technology has come to a screeching halt.
20 min
1660
The Antifa Myth
What happened when a small town got itself ginned up about a threat that never came.
18 min
1661
A Momentous Vote in Minneapolis
One city council member on how he came around to the idea of disbanding the police.
17 min
1662
Ferguson Revisited: The Worst Night
Years after the death of Michael Brown, we reflect on one of the worst nights in Ferguson and ask, “What didn’t we see?”
22 min
1663
Pandemic & Protest
Activism always comes with risk. This time, the risks look a little different.
22 min
1664
TBD | Your Delivery Habit Isn't Helping
Apps like DoorDash and Grubhub are doing more harm than good.
18 min
1665
Larry Kramer Wouldn't Be Quiet
How Kramer's uncompromising activism is a lesson for this moment.
22 min
1666
A History of Violent Protest
Big structural change in America doesn’t happen without violence.
22 min
1667
Caught Between COVID and DACA
Will the Supreme Court decide to end the program that protects this doctor from deportation?
25 min
1668
Minneapolis Was a Powder Keg
All it needed was a match.
20 min
1669
TBD | Trump and Twitter Go to War
Twitter fact checked the president’s tweets. Two days later, he issued an executive order that aims to redefine free speech online.
18 min
1670
Are We Headed for a Cold War With China?
The relationship between the US and China is getting increasingly frosty.
19 min
1671
How the US Can Dodge A Depression
There’s still time to avoid even more disaster.
21 min
1672
When Coronavirus Came to Navajo Nation
“It was like wildfire.”
13 min
1673
TBD | What Is Elon Musk Thinking?
A public battle over the closure of a Tesla plant shows what happens when big tech goes up against local government.
17 min
1674
A Summer Without Camp
You can’t roast a marshmallow over Zoom.
19 min
1675
On A Wild Goose Chase for Masks
Unprecedented demand and relaxed government rules create some big winners -- and a lot of losers.
25 min