city council meetings This is a Crazy-Ass Local City Council Meeting Rant of Supreme Excellence Xeni Jardin

News The far-right Zoombombing hate speech crisis in town halls: "a deliberate tactic being employed to remove people's ability to engage democratically" Mark Frauenfelder

politics Beverly Hills is an abortion rights battleground Jason Weisberger

free speech Man arrested twice for criticizing police sues Iowa town for violating his constitutional rights Mark Frauenfelder

politics Elected mayor of Newbern, Alabama sues to take control of government after incumbents change the locks Rob Beschizza

Satanic Temple sues City of Chicago for right to perform city council invocations Mark Frauenfelder

media Right-wing political propaganda posing as local news circulating across country Jennifer Sandlin

satan Martian Minister offers to lead Florida football team in Satanic prayer Thom Dunn

politics How right-wing Qanon activists won and lost control of a small town in Washington Rob Beschizza

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

late stagecoach capitalism Chevron, Shell, Wells Fargo fund powerful police groups Mark Frauenfelder

corruption Public records requests reveal the elaborate shell-company secrecy that Google uses when seeking subsidies for data-centers Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Surfer bros defend Bird Scooters at a city council meeting Rusty Blazenhoff

new york city Remembering the NYC Citibike backlash, on their fifth anniversary Cory Doctorow

new orleans Someone paid actors to support an energy company at public hearings in New Orleans Jason Weisberger

Funny Dad joke turns into a Hugh Mungus meme Andrea James

politics "Citizens" who speak at town meetings are hired, scripted actors Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Gene Luen Yang's inaugural speech as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Cory Doctorow

corruption How Hamilton, ON's violent "accountability" councilor intimidated a journalist out of City Hall Cory Doctorow