halloween Flula Borg hilarious deconstructs that weird "trick or treat, smell my feet" poem Jennifer Sandlin
Ben & Jerry's There is an ice cream-fueled shadow economy near Ben & Jerry's headquarters in Vermont Andrew Yi
enslavement Stolen Relations: recovering stories of indigenous enslavement in the Americas A.E. Gómez
makers Jail inmate crafted Christmas village model from commissary items, officers promptly confiscated it as contraband David Pescovitz
monkey business Long-tailed macaques of Bali have learned to steal high-value goods from tourists Clive Thompson
swapsies Pompeo entertains suggestion of swapping Anne Sacoolas for Prince Andrew; UK says "no haggling" Rob Beschizza
eff We need to save .ORG from arbitrary censorship by halting the private equity buy-out Mitch Stoltz
trump Trump admin to unpaid federal workers who can't make rent: beg, barter, and get a lawyer. Xeni Jardin
piketty Modern Monetary Theory: the economic basis for expanded social spending and greater shared prosperity Cory Doctorow
finance In austerity-pounded Italy, 11 alternative currencies smooth out a surging barter economy Cory Doctorow
