oligarchy Joe the Plumber dead at 49 Mark Frauenfelder

videos This fun and thoughtful show asks where latinos sat on the bus with Rosa Parks Thom Dunn

economics Tracking the Rise and Fall of the American middle class with shopping malls Thom Dunn

classic tv Surreally-earnest instructional films from the 40s, 50s, 60s Gareth Branwyn

American Dream Powerful short "America Wake Up" invokes George Carlin: "The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it." Rusty Blazenhoff

videos Camperforce: Laura Poitras documentary on the elderly precariat nomads who keep Amazon's warehouses working Cory Doctorow

Business Student loan garnisheeing topped $176M in three months Cory Doctorow

Entertainment Freedomland USA: was this 1960s theme park just a five-year land scam? Ruben Bolling

Comic Books Revisiting the strange world of Dick Tracy Gareth Branwyn

Science These 100-year-old flounder photos look like abstract design studies Popkin

nyc Toho's Oscar-winning Godzilla director returns to stomp New York Séamus Bellamy

GM's shiny tomorrow came with a very dark underside Jason Weisberger

lying liars JD Vance and the art of unintentional irony Jason Weisberger

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

Entertainment "Justice For All": The unsold 1968 pilot that became "All in the Family" Ruben Bolling

politics The two CBP agents who killed Alex Pretti have been identified Ellsworth Toohey

trump Tim Cook gave Trump a gold iPad stand. Now he wants employees to calm down Séamus Bellamy

politics Slovak Prime Minister allegedly told EU leaders Trump is "dangerous" Ellsworth Toohey

cosplay Bovino employs theatrical authority, a fantasy of self importance, and fatal overconfidence Jason Weisberger