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politics Biden official anonymously defends commuting sentence of "kids-for-cash" judge Rob Beschizza

indiana Indiana seems an unsafe place to be a child Jason Weisberger

Cryptozoology Celebrate "Louisiana's werewolf" at Rougarou Fest! Jennifer Sandlin

twitter Twitter cleaners fired without severance pay, just in time for Christmas Rob Beschizza

climate change Lancet releases new report on the health impacts of climate change Thom Dunn

brexit British government says UNICEF should be "ashamed" for feeding hungry children there Rob Beschizza

debt "Anarchist Anthropologist" David Graeber, credited with coining "The 99%," has died Thom Dunn

Trump halts some residency applications, backing off promised suspension of all immigration Rob Beschizza

gender Two years after a federal law banning shackling women during childbirth was passed, prisoners in America are still giving birth in chains Cory Doctorow

uk A quick trip through the ghastly, racist, sexist, eugenicist, authoritarian things that Boris Johnson has said in recent years Cory Doctorow

class war The Labour manifesto: transformation of the welfare system, fair conditions for workers, universal housing, home care for elderly, fully funded NHS, fair taxes for the rich Cory Doctorow

videos "OK Boomer" comes to the NZ Parliament and makes all the right people angry Cory Doctorow

corruption Why do people believe the Earth is flat? Cory Doctorow

Environment The dangerous, exploitative, and dirty business of "healing" crystals David Pescovitz

History Remembering Velma Demerson: Grand soul, feminist, human rights advocate and writer Harry Kopyto

china China's One Child Policy coming home to roost: old people, in big cities, frightened of the sky Cory Doctorow

Business Slaves – including children – make the bricks for Cambodia's housing bubble Cory Doctorow

tories UK security minister proposes "Digital IDs" to enforce online civility Cory Doctorow

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