Feb 16, 2018 5:19 PM

Facebook Changed Politics Forever. But What Happens Next?

This week, our guest Nick Thompson talks about Facebook, fake news, Russian propaganda, politics, and journalism.

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The Next Attorney General Will Probably Be an Election Denier

Pam Bondi’s DOJ left election deniers frothing for more. Potential candidates for the attorney general job could give them what they want.

David Gilbert

Iran War Puts Global Energy Markets on the Brink of a Worst-Case Scenario

“This will be so, so, so, so, so bad,” one analyst says.

Molly Taft

Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Is Helping Out on Viral Fraud Videos Now

The DOGE engineer appeared on influencer Nick Shirley's podcast this week to talk corruption and government work—and how they collaborated on Shirley's recent ‘investigation.’

Makena Kelly

Uncanny Valley: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop

In this episode, we discuss Iran’s threats to target US tech firms, gear up for the midterm elections, and get a scene report from the Polymarket pop-up bar in DC.

Kate Knibbs

MAGA Media Seems to Have Hit Its Breaking Point Over Iran

“The online right wasn’t supportive and there wasn’t anything that was going to change that,” says one person familiar with the Republican influencer pipeline.

Makena Kelly

He Started a Social Network Alone. Then 5 Million People Signed Up

Issam Hijazi launched UpScrolled after users alleged censorship on other platforms. Nine months later, its user base is soaring—while Hijazi tries to catch up with his own success.

Katie Drummond

Chris Hayes Has Some Advice for Keeping Up With the News

The host of MS Now’s All In, knows how hard it is to stay current. But he also knows where you should focus your attention—and it starts with a sober view of AI.

Katie Drummond

That Ex-CIA Agent in All Your Feeds Is After a Pardon From Donald Trump

John Kiriakou went to prison after exposing the CIA's torture program. Now he's going viral as he campaigns to get his name cleared and his pension restored.

Makena Kelly

How Trump’s Plot to Grab Iran's Nuclear Fuel Would Actually Work

Experts say that an American ground operation targeting nuclear sites in Iran would be incredibly complicated, put troops’ lives at great risk—and might still fail.

Caroline Haskins

Don’t Listen to Anyone Who Thinks Secession Will Solve Anything

Americans increasingly fantasize about a divorce between red and blue states—but they dread the thought of civil war. You can’t have one without the other.

Ryan D. Griffiths

This Is How Trump Is Already Threatening the Midterms

WIRED surveyed the ways the Trump administration is working to manipulate this year’s midterm elections.

David Gilbert

What Happens When You Can’t Get a Death Certificate in Gaza

For families of the missing, systemic obstacles to identifying remains and locating people in Israeli detention has created a kind of social and legal purgatory.

Mahmoud Mushtaha