Even This Senator Had No Warning About Iran
When news broke that the United States had bombed Iran, members of Congress—the only people who can authorize war according to the Constitution—found out at the same time as the rest of us. What can t...
25 Jun 202525min
The Lawsuit Scaring Protesters
A jury recently found Greenpeace liable for more than $660 million in damages to the company behind the Dakota Access pipeline for its role in the Standing Rock protests. But the ramifications extend ...
24 Jun 202525min
Trump Bombed Iran. Are We at War?
The Trump administration bombed three Iranian nuclear sites. While the Pentagon says these facilities are severely damaged, a diplomatic end to the conflict and a nuclear disarmament agreement feel le...
23 Jun 202526min
Airlines Are Selling Your Data to the Government
ARC, the data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, has been selling domestic flight data in the US to Customs and Border Protection. But in the contract, they told CBP not to reveal where the...
22 Jun 202522min
Bonus: The All New Electric … Hummer?
Listen to What Next via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher, Overcast, Google Play, or iHeart.America’s most machismo and gas-guzzling car, the Hummer, has been relaunched as an electric vehicle...
20 Jun 20255min
We Deport. You Laugh?
The Trump administration's anti-immigration campaign has become defined by distasteful memes that gleefully portray the mass deportations being carried out across the country. It’s impossible to ignor...
20 Jun 202526min
Mighty Real Edition
As What Next celebrates Juneteenth, please enjoy this episode from our colleagues at Hit Parade. What Next will be back in your feed on Monday.Little Richard was rock ‘n’ roll’s flamboyant architect...
19 Jun 202557min
Kristi Noem Understands the Assignment
As the head of the Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem has made herself the official face of the Trump administration’s military crackdowns on protesters in Los Angeles, raids in majority-Dem...
18 Jun 202526min
