Culture Gotta catch all grandpas: Japanese town turns seniors into trading card stars Ellsworth Toohey

politics Project 2025 Tracker documents rapid implementation of authoritarian Christian government Jennifer Sandlin

Costco Costco shareholders reject anti-DEI proposal from "ultra-right" group Jennifer Sandlin

bitcoin A Bitcoin mine in Congo is fueling a surprising conservation effort Thom Dunn

happy birthday Buy-sell-trade thrift shop Buffalo Exchange celebrates 50 years of sustainable fashion Jennifer Sandlin

texas Austin's guaranteed basic income pilot program was a hit. A GOP state senator doesn't want it to happen in Houston Jennifer Sandlin

crime Hartford Police want to stop violent crime using Slack Thom Dunn

politics Thousands of weed users are still in jail. Marijuana CEOs rake in millions. Elías Villoro

History Looking back at the Black Panther Party's community-based "survival programs" Elías Villoro

voter registration Los Angeles: Latino, Tex-Mex, and Tejano artists join forces to benefit voter registration in Texas Jason Weisberger

comic artists Dennis the Menace pitches in for No Pants Day Kevin Reome

ireland Lidl Ireland becomes "first major retailer in the world" to offer free sanitary products Jess Sabine

News 'Black lives matter' —Mark Zuckerberg, who says Facebook may change policy on state violence, voter suppression Xeni Jardin

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

happy mutants EFF is hiring a community organizer! Cory Doctorow

security Former NSA contractor Harold Martin pleads guilty to 'willful retention of national defense information' Xeni Jardin

eu The EU could give every European the #RightToRepair, but lobbyists will kill it unless we take action! Ugo Vallauri

surveillance Toronto's aural panic: why we need digital rights now Lilian Radovac

scholarship China uses sewage surveillance to detect drugs in urine and feces Cory Doctorow

Business Private equity killed big box retailers, leaving empty big boxes across America, and architects have plans Cory Doctorow