What are “Explainers?”
An explainer article is a form of journalism or content marketing that breaks down complex news, technical topics, or abstract concepts into simple, easily digestible, and accurate information. Unlike traditional, time-sensitive news, explainers focus on answering "how" and "why" to provide context and background, often using Q&A formats, FAQs, or listicle structures.
Explainers and Educational Content
The Red Scare 2.0: Congress discovers Communists everywhere (again)
Satirical look at the new Red Scare. Speaker Mike Johnson linked increased defense funding to fighting “Communism on our own shores.”
Missing in Gaza: A funeral, a phone call, and a cemetery of numbered graves
Over 9,500 people are missing in Gaza — under rubble, in a cemetery of numbered graves, or disappeared into Israeli prisons. One family buried a...
Caribbean boat strikes: charred, mutilated bodies are washing up on beaches — what have we become?
The Caribbean boat strikes leave bodies in the ocean, poison fishing waters, and kill the low-level couriers who could name the real kingpins. The questions...
Lindsey Graham death reactions expose selective grief of GOP
Lindsey Graham death reactions have Republicans outraged at online disrespect — the same party that got 600+ people fired over Charlie Kirk posts while Trump...
The death of Jordan Neely was more than a headline: the effect of his death on society
Three years after the death of Jordan Neely, Daniel Penny walks free, and America still hasn't answered the question Neely's murder raised about whose lives...
More people are dying green: the green burial movement comes of age
Green burial is surging — 500+ natural cemeteries, 14 states legalizing human composting, and a growing rejection of the formaldehyde-and-concrete funeral industry. Here's what dying...
Federal agents showed up at reporters’ homes. Their crime? Journalism.
The DOJ is going after New York Times reporters. Federal agents delivered subpoenas to their homes. Here's why this attack on press freedom threatens everyone's...
U.S. military ignored warnings before bombing an elementary school in Minab
A CNN investigation reveals U.S. commanders bypassed Pentagon database warnings before they bombed an elementary school in Minab that killed 168 children — after the...
The Deadly Exchange: Israeli forces have been training American police for decades
Israeli forces train American police. For 30+ years, programs like GILEE sent American police to train with Israeli forces accused of apartheid — and Atlanta's...
Agents are tracking and harassing Americans who criticized ICE on social media
ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility exists to investigate ICE misconduct. Instead, it's opened 131 investigations into Americans who criticized ICE — including a poll worker...
