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Cool as ICE - WhoWhatWhy

6 days ago | whowhatwhy.org | Ted Rall

Many are called, few are chosen … to be secret deportation gestapo. ICE agents are despised for their brutal treatment of migrants and anyone who crosses them, acting like spineless cowards by hiding their identities. Who takes such a vile job? Someone obsessed with cash, clearly prioritizing their salaries over basic human decency.
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America

6 days ago | whowhatwhy.org | Robert Reich

Peter Thiel’s Palantir epitomizes the potential perversion of miraculous technology to nefarious purposes. Draw a circle around all the assets in America now devoted to Artificial Intelligence. Draw a second circle around all the assets devoted to the US military. A third around all assets being devoted to helping the Trump regime collect and compile personal information on millions of Americans.
The American Economy: Coasting on Fumes but Built to Last

1 week ago | whowhatwhy.org | Jeff Schechtman

Despite global chaos, America’s economy shows puzzling resilience in the face of emerging capital flight, dangerous policy uncertainty, and spiraling debt.
Ukraine Is Still Waiting for Donald Trump To Deliver

1 week ago | whowhatwhy.org | Stefan Weichert

Sending US Marines to fight protesters in Los Angeles is one thing. Trump still has to deal with his boast that he could solve Ukraine in a single day. In the Kyiv suburb of Irpin, 50-year-old Victor still clearly remembers the day in 2022 when a Russian artillery shell landed outside his home. He nearly lost his life in the blast, hurled against a wall as metal fragments tore through the air around him.
Small Drones, Big Consequences: The Future of Asymmetric Warfare

2 weeks ago | whowhatwhy.org | Jeff Schechtman

$500 drones destroyed $100M Russian bombers. This attack changes everything about modern warfare and exposes America's most critical vulnerabilities. Ukrainian forces have achieved what seemed impossible: Commercial drones costing less than a smartphone successfully struck Russian strategic bombers worth $100 million each, deep inside enemy territory. This isn’t tactical innovation—it’s the emergence of warfare where David doesn’t just defeat Goliath, but renders him obsolete.
Oppression, Fairly

2 weeks ago | whowhatwhy.org | Ted Rall

Trump gets egalitarian about doling out the pain. As part of a deliberate strategy to keep adversaries off-balance, the Trump Administration floods the news cycle with wild and controversial policy decisions and public statements, like mass deportations, expelling foreign students, and imposing travel bans — often harsh and cruel. The blizzard of state violence is entertaining. But it also causes widespread stress.
The China Paradox That Will Define the 21st Century

3 weeks ago | whowhatwhy.org | Jeff Schechtman

China’s contradictions may be its greatest strength — and weakness. A look inside the civilization attempting something unprecedented in history. Whether it’s the chips in your phone, the rare earth metals in your electric cars, the AI systems reshaping our economy, or 30 percent of the world’s manufactured goods, China’s shadow looms over virtually every aspect of American life.
Illinois Must Protect the Great Lakes From Asian Carp. Toxic Ash Is in the Way.

3 weeks ago | whowhatwhy.org | Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco

Science Only 40 miles separate voracious Asian carp from the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem. To stop them, Illinois must reckon with its legacy of coal ash pollution. Last week, Illinois officials took possession of a 50-acre stretch of riverbed in Chicago’s shipping channel in a last-ditch effort to prevent an ecological disaster from reaching Lake Michigan.
Russia’s Proto-Trumpist Party a Magnet for the Far Right

3 weeks ago | whowhatwhy.org | Mansur Mirovalev

Zhirinovsky boasted that Moscow should rule lands from “Kabul to Istanbul,” and Russian soldiers would one day “wash their boots in the Indian Ocean.” What unites the suspected killer of a turncoat intelligence officer, an arms trafficker who served 10 years in a US jail, and a lawmaker who snubbed accusations of sexual harassment?
Ukraine’s Trojan Trucks: Lessons for Us

3 weeks ago | whowhatwhy.org | Claire Berlinski

Ukraine knocked out one of the legs of Russia's nuclear triad. This is astonishing. It is also a revolution in military affairs and profoundly destabilizing. “Today, a brilliant operation was carried out. The preparation took over a year and a half. What’s most interesting is that the “office” of our operation on Russian territory was located directly next to FSB headquarters in one of their regions.