canada Internal docs reveal that Canada's Exxon subsidiary knew about climate change risks and lied about it for decades Cory Doctorow

law Facebook sues notorious spyware company NSO Group for 1,400 attacks on diplomats, journalists, dissidents, and government officials Cory Doctorow

surveillance Ios and Android app stores both host Saudi government app that lets men track their spouses' movements Cory Doctorow

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trump Tech companies: you have 63 days to make these 5 changes to protect your users before Trump is sworn in Cory Doctorow

child abuse Pope John Paul II covered up church child abuse in Poland Rob Beschizza

politics Barcelona the first major European city to suspend ties with Israel over Palestinian abuses Elías Villoro

corruption On sportswashing, FIFA, and being a critical consumer of the sports you love Jennifer Sandlin

outsider music The music scene from Garden State but it's Wesley Willis Thom Dunn

worst-of lists Famous Brits pick their most-hated books Mark Frauenfelder

crime R Kelly guilty of child sex exploitation and trafficking, faces life imprisonment Rob Beschizza

dupe Cops arrested after compliant black suspect choked and pistol-whipped Rob Beschizza

belarus Belarus forces Ryanair flight down to arrest reporter critical of government Rob Beschizza

racism Black officers say racism is endemic in Capitol Police Mark Frauenfelder

futility closet Friedrich Kellner kept a secret diary to record the crimes of the Third Reich Futility Closet

police How every police officer becomes complicit in a terrible system Thom Dunn

crime "A piece of shit": Government report on Wells Fargo corruption shows top executives' direct complicity in millions of acts of fraud Cory Doctorow

climate Amazon threatened to fire two tech workers who spoke about climate and Amazon's business, then 357 more workers joined them Cory Doctorow

podcasts Podcast: Inaction is a form of action Cory Doctorow