late stage capitalism Older Americans are working beyond retirement age at levels not seen since 1962 Cory Doctorow

infosec Leaked Chinese database of 1.8 million women includes a field indicating whether they are "BreedReady" Cory Doctorow

tabloids "Unhinged Putin" and World War III in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

oil Gen Z'ers who aspired to work in the oil industry are feeling very sad about their future prospects Thom Dunn

class war The right is bankrolled by self-interested one-percenters making long-term investments; the left, by one-percenters with "moral whims" Cory Doctorow

guillotine watch With "OK boomer," millennials are killing intergenerational resentment Cory Doctorow

racism "The Tragedy of the Commons": how ecofascism was smuggled into mainstream thought Cory Doctorow

china China's One Child Policy coming home to roost: old people, in big cities, frightened of the sky Cory Doctorow

trumpism The longest-serving Congressman in US history proposes a four fixes for American democracy Cory Doctorow

Business Yanis Varoufakis on capitalism's incompatibility with democracy Cory Doctorow

china Viral road-rage video sparks mob violence in Beijing, revealing deep regional rifts Cory Doctorow

security The most interesting thing about the "Thanksgiving Effect" study is what it tells us about the limits of data anonymization Cory Doctorow

Kids Stagnant wages + soaring cost of living + massive cuts to services = collapsing US birth-rate Cory Doctorow

fake news Prince Charles' four love children, the Clintons' corruption, and who needs Brad Pitt anyway, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

class war How 401(k)s created a class of suckers to be fleeced by the investor class Cory Doctorow

usausausa Majority of Democrats now hold favorable views of mass-murdering simpleton George W Bush Cory Doctorow

books Theresa May wants the UK to die within its means Cory Doctorow

politics By sabotaging the 2020 census, Republicans make it harder to fight gerrymandering Cory Doctorow

law California's 40-year-old ban on property tax raises has made the rich a lot richer Cory Doctorow

Business Starving pensioners in Japan responsible for shoplifting crime-wave Cory Doctorow