late stage capitalism Burbank! Come to an emergency City Hall meeting on 10/29 to deal with the city's eviction crisis! Cory Doctorow
politics Mayor accused of failing to fullfil road maintenance promises is dragged through the streets by angry voters Cory Doctorow
AI Philadelphia city council candidate says his secret AI has discovered disqualifying fraud in the nominations of 30 out of 33 candidates Cory Doctorow
class war Mexican cities secede to escape corruption and cartels, forming corporate dystopias, precarious utopian projects, and Mad Maxish militia towns Cory Doctorow
crime Gated community developer blames Rand Paul assault on longstanding fights over lawncare, tree branches Cory Doctorow
corruption LA Times barred from press-screenings of Disney movies after reporting on corporate welfare in Anaheim Cory Doctorow
elections Occupy activists and Sanders-backed progressives are fighting (and winning!) local elections across the USA Cory Doctorow
religion The Cheesecake Factory has bankrolled a huge temple in an unincorporated California town Cory Doctorow
education Florida teacher tells school board, "No one is teaching your kids to be gay! …I have math to teach" Jason Weisberger
combative lawmakers Rep. Lauren Boebert doesn't like taking calls from her excited voters, calls it "sad" (video) Carla Sinclair
Sargassum blooms 'High amounts' of flesh-eating bacteria and ocean plastics create 'perfect pathogen storm' in Florida seaweed Carla Sinclair
colonialism Puerto Ricans resist disaster capitalists and "Puertopians" in Hurricane Maria's wake Elías Villoro
politics Senate votes to remove the endangered lesser prairie-chicken from the endangered species list Jennifer Sandlin
music Hayley Kiyoko defies Tennessee law to include drag performance in her Nashville show Jennifer Sandlin
