late stage capitalism A self-appointed wing of the American judicial system is about to make it much harder to fight terms of service Cory Doctorow
racism Dhoruba Bin Wahad was jailed for 19 years in the FBI's illegal COINTELPRO project Elías Villoro
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micronations In 1948 James T. Mangan declared the entire universe to be a country under his protection Mark Frauenfelder
tabloids Roy Horn lives, China lied, and Murder Hornets Swarm America, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
corruption Leaks reveal how creepy, cultish monopolist Intuit lobbied Congress and the IRS to kill free tax-filing Cory Doctorow
health Big Pharma's origin: how the Chicago School and private equity shifted medicine's focus from health to wealth Cory Doctorow
law Mississippi makes it a jailable offense to call plant-based or cultured-meat patties "burgers" Cory Doctorow
eulas Public outcry has killed an attempt turn clickthrough terms of service into legally binding obligations (for now) Cory Doctorow
corruption Text-mining journalists find that lawmakers introduced 10,000 bills that were copypasted from lobbyists' "model legislation" Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism UPDATE: New York State goes after the Sackler family's opioid fortune, claims they funneled their Oxy millions through offshore laundries Cory Doctorow
fake news Mueller snubbed, Harry and Meghan exiled, and suicidal airline pilots in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
fake news Noah's Ark found, a Palace coup, and a Hollywood poker scam, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
