france 200 years ago, France forced Haiti to pay $44 billion for daring to free themselves from slavery Ellsworth Toohey

deaths Feminist scholar Maria Mies dead at 92 Elías Villoro

colonialism Puerto Ricans resist disaster capitalists and "Puertopians" in Hurricane Maria's wake Elías Villoro

books Tears of the Trufflepig is a head-shakingly brilliant novel about contraband animals, Mexico and a labyrinthine conspiracy Elías Villoro

books How to read Donald Duck 50 years after the CIA fomented a coup in Chile on September 11, 1973 Elías Villoro

museums Egypt demands return of Rosetta Stone from British Museum Mark Frauenfelder

simulations Check out Mdou Moctar, an outstanding self-taught guitarist who plays music that transcends borders and labels Jennifer Sandlin

brexit The President of Ireland released a stunning statement about the lingering impacts of colonialism Thom Dunn

law Mass convictions of local warlords for 2009 massacre revive faith in Philippines' justice system Cory Doctorow

google Indigenous elder on Sidewalk Labs's Toronto consultation: "like being given blankets and gun powder and whisky to trade for our participation" Cory Doctorow

Business Understanding "transfer pricing": how corporations dodge taxes through financial colonialism Cory Doctorow

tabloids Prince Harry's paternity nightmare and the Royal Family changed forever, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

late stage capitalism World Bank recommends that countries eliminate minimum wage, dismantle wrongful dismissal rules and contractual protections for workers Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Seasteading meets the shock doctrine in Puerto Rico, where ethnic cleansing precedes Going Galt Cory Doctorow

History Hurricane Maria started in 1898: how America spent more than a century brutalizing Puerto Rico Cory Doctorow

game of thrones Game of Thrones heads for uncertain destinations Rob Beschizza

Environment The revenge of the lawn Mark Dery