politics Ohio politician, fierce abortion opponent, receives 20-year prison sentence for corruption Mark Frauenfelder
law Felony convictions for corrupt naval officers vacated after prosecutorial misconduct; they get $100 fines instead Rob Beschizza
politics Texas Republicans move to oust Ken Paxton, their own long-indicted, scandal-plagued state Attorney General Rob Beschizza
supreme court Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling "limits the ability of federal prosecutors to pursue corruption cases" Rob Beschizza
corruption On sportswashing, FIFA, and being a critical consumer of the sports you love Jennifer Sandlin
tabloids Duchess Meghan and Donald Trump battle for the White House in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
tabloids Royal scandals, UFOs and Jeffrey Epstein's "murder" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
politics Peak billionaire: a billionaire tries to purchase a party nomination to outflank anti-billionaires so he can run against another billionaire Cory Doctorow
corruption Elizabeth Warren proposes a 4-year ban on government officials going to work for "market dominant" companies Cory Doctorow
corruption How the "Varsity Blues" admissions scam punished deserving, hard working kids so that mediocre kids of the super-rich could prosper Cory Doctorow
cheaters From indignant outrage to courtroom sobbing: Devin Sloane sentenced to 4 months in prison for college admissions fraud Mark Frauenfelder
guillotine watch Pharma company will pay $15.4m in fines for bribing docs to prescribe an overpriced med that brings in $1b/year Cory Doctorow
elections Europe's surging, far-right, "anti-establishment" parties: funded by billionaires, voting for billionaire-friendly policies, lining their own pockets Cory Doctorow
Business PwC study: The new #1 reason CEOs get booted is because they are sexual predators and thieves David Pescovitz
class war A former college admissions dean explains the mundane reverse affirmative action that lets the rich send their kids to the front of the line Cory Doctorow
education Lawyer for kid whose parents paid $1.2m bribe to get into Yale says the high price shows grifters' anti-Chinese bias Cory Doctorow
cheaters USC says it will deny all students linked to admissions scandal (and has denied six already) Carla Sinclair
education McMansion Hell tours the homes of the "meritocratic" one-percenters who allegedly bought their thickwitted kids' way into top universities in the college admissions scandal Cory Doctorow
hypocrisy on a grand scale A righteous mother charged in the college cheating scandal scolded others about cheating on Instragram Mark Frauenfelder