corporate lobbying Google spent ~$150 million on US lobbying over last decade, followed by Facebook at ~$81M, Amazon almost $80M: Federal filings Xeni Jardin
youthquake Bernie Sanders is the most popular candidate among young people, who could determine the outcome of the 2020 election Cory Doctorow
michael moore Michael Moore just launched a new podcast and it's great, full of hope and anger Cory Doctorow
disinformation campaigns A vast network of shadowy news sites promote conservative talking points mixed with floods of algorithmically generated "news" Cory Doctorow
blind trusts Citing the Panama Papers, Elizabeth Warren proposes sweeping anti-financial-secrecy rules Cory Doctorow
profiles in courage Pete Buttigieg's prizewinning high-school essay praising Bernie Sanders: "the power to win back the faith of a voting public weary and wary of political opportunism" Cory Doctorow
bernie blackout One upside of the Bernie Blackout: Sanders is not facing a frontrunner's backlash Cory Doctorow
This Thanksgiving, don't have a political argument, have a "structured organizing conversation" Cory Doctorow
kochanomics Bloomberg's $34m presidential campaign ad-buy is 1.1% of the taxes Bernie, Warren and Steyer want him to pay Cory Doctorow
mayor pete Mayor Pete: Obama should have left Chelsea Manning to rot in prison for 35 years Cory Doctorow
Joe Biden Joe Biden campaign emails a post-debate 'did I make you proud?'… hours before start time Xeni Jardin
how will you pay for the wall? When Republicans say "How will you pay for Medicare for All?" Democrats should answer: "Mexico will pay for it" Cory Doctorow
