late stage capitalism Med students are being paid to act as Instagram "influencers" on behalf of cosmetics and other products Cory Doctorow

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corruption Lawmaker admits not independently researching lobbyist's claim that ectopic fetuses could be reimplanted in the uterus, blames medical journals Cory Doctorow

health In any other industry, emergency medical billing would be considered fraudulent Cory Doctorow

Business Tech workers are downing tools and refusing to work on unethical projects Cory Doctorow

fake news Hollywood sex scandal predators go unnamed and unashamed in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

Copyfight An open letter on DRM to the inventor of the web, from the inventor of net neutrality Cory Doctorow

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