corruption The corrupt Brazilian prosecutors who locked up Lula now want to release him, to make him less sympathetic Cory Doctorow
politics Most Republican voters were Trumpists before Trump, and most of the rest have converted since 2016 Cory Doctorow
transparency How the payday loan industry laundered policy by paying academics to write papers that supported its positions Cory Doctorow
net neutrality Today, a DC appeals court hears arguments on whether Ajit Pai's act of neutricide will stand Cory Doctorow
trump Trump chose a thin-skinned, blowhard ignoramus as ambassador to Germany, and now no one will talk to him except Nazis Cory Doctorow
books The Fifth Risk: Michael Lewis explains how the "deep state" is just nerds versus grifters Cory Doctorow
trumpism Trump's Acting Attorney General was an active participant in a scam company that marketed "masculine toilets" Cory Doctorow
trumpism 22 states jointly petition the Federal Circuit appeals court to reinstate Net Neutrality Cory Doctorow
Business Trump's tariffs will kill making, especially STEM education, while encouraging US manufacturers to go offshore Cory Doctorow
gop Republicans were so eager to pass the #TaxScam that they didn't notice they were taxing the churches they depend on Cory Doctorow
administrative incompetence Scandal-haunted Scott Pruitt's staffers are shopping dirt on Ryan Zinke to create a distraction Cory Doctorow