science fiction Sistah Scifi bookstore launches vending machines with titles by Black and Indigenous authors Rusty Blazenhoff

capitalism "Discard Studies" argues that "social, political, and economic systems maintain power by discarding certain people, places, and things" Jennifer Sandlin

black lives matter Alan Moore has been donating all his Watchmen money to Black Lives Matter Thom Dunn

medical mishaps Unbelievable tale of a gentleman's unfortunate bottle encounter Mark Frauenfelder

books Spirituality and Abolition, a new book from the Abolition Journal Elías Villoro

politics Beware the woke banks! Elías Villoro

welcome to the big tent circus Trump-loving NJ state Senator leaves GOP to become a Democrat (or a redcap in blue clothing) Carla Sinclair

fascist florida workarounds Publisher offers free Black history books to Florida students after DeSantis tries to censor education Carla Sinclair

homelessness in america "Mean Streets" by Don Mitchell explores capitalism, private property, and homelessness Elías Villoro

books Book Gift Ideas: Black Feminist memoirs on justice, Africanfuturism, theoretical physics, and abolition. Elías Villoro

History Looking back at the Black Panther Party's community-based "survival programs" Elías Villoro

Space The Harriet Tubman Space Telescope and the Lavender Scare at NASA: What happens when a telescope zooms in on the politics of Earth? A.E. Gómez

artists Flea Market Follies: Hunting for Kitsch with Mitch O'Connell Lee Keeler

ESP Is Precognition Real? Mitch Horowitz

police Entire police department quits after Black woman hired as city manager in North Carolina Carla Sinclair

Comics Secret Identity is a fantastic crime novel set in the seedy 70s comic book industry Thom Dunn

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books Texas lawmakers considering a ban on 850 books. Here's the full list. Thom Dunn