education 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
security After elderly tenant was locked in his apartment by his landlord's stupid "smart lock," tenants win right to use actual keys to enter their homes Cory Doctorow
Business Googlers around the world down tools for "Knit and Sit" protest over retaliation against organizers of last year's googler uprisings Cory Doctorow
class war Ghost warrants: US cops routinely arrest people for warrants that were canceled long ago, and lock them up for months before discovering the error Cory Doctorow
Business Big Tech's addiction to illegal, overreaching NDAs protects wage discrimination, sexual harassment, and other evils by "terrorizing" employees Cory Doctorow
videos Short videos of skilled and playful workers performing their jobs with acrobatic flair Cory Doctorow
class war The Pinkertons' plan for climate change: a mercenary army that guards one-percenters as the seas rise Cory Doctorow
class war How hedge funds, Goldman Sachs, and corrupt executives used Gymboree's chaotic bankruptcy to cash out while destroying the careers of loyal employees Cory Doctorow
class war Kickstarter employees want to unionize under OPEIU and have formed Kickstarter United to make that happen Cory Doctorow
class war From prisons to factories to offices: the spread of workplace surveillance and monitoring tech Cory Doctorow
Science Massive study finds strong correlation between "early affluence" and "faster cognitive drop" in old age Cory Doctorow
class war Striking West Virginia teachers won swift and decisive victory; Oakland next? Cory Doctorow
Copyfight Artists against Article 13: when Big Tech and Big Content make a meal of creators, it doesn't matter who gets the bigger piece Cory Doctorow
class war India's e-waste recycling "markets" are toxic nightmares filled with child laborers Cory Doctorow
Business LA Times demands that reporters sign away rights to books, movies and other works they create while working at the paper Cory Doctorow
