DRONES Arms manufacturer sponsors new opera about the horrors of drone warfare at the Kennedy Center Thom Dunn

nsa A new, never-before-seen document from the Snowden archives was just published Thom Dunn

assassinations The government can "unilaterally decide to kill US citizens," according to Justice Department lawyers Thom Dunn

law With state secrets privilege, U.S. ends challenge by journalist over drone 'kill list' Xeni Jardin

picks Obama says US drones strikes have killed up to 116 civilians, watchdogs say real count is higher Xeni Jardin

offworld The drone warfare game where you spy on players with your smartphone Laura Hudson

russia Drone attacks hit Moscow Rob Beschizza

mistakes Belorusian president Alexander Lukashenko says "there will be nuclear weapons for everyone" willing to help Russia Rob Beschizza

mistakes Iran admits it unintentionally shot down passenger jet Rob Beschizza

Business Prasad's Law: there's always enough health spending to concentrate wealth, never enough to diffuse it Cory Doctorow

science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder

stickers "Shut the fuck up" stickers Rob Beschizza

Business The Boston Globe on breaking up Big Tech falls into the trap of tech exceptionalism Cory Doctorow

Business Leak: Apple is demanding 50% of the revenue from its "Netflix for news" product Cory Doctorow

war Shrapnel drone kills 6 at Yemen military parade Rob Beschizza

war Inside the secretive world of B2 Bomber pilots Séamus Bellamy

Science Those weird sonic attacks at U.S. embassies? Microwave weapons, experts say. Xeni Jardin

AI A dozen googlers quit over Google's military drone contract Cory Doctorow

security Internet of Battle Things: a militarized IoT where "cognitive bandwidth constraints" require "autonomous cyber agents" Cory Doctorow

politics A Fresh Voice for San Francisco Shahid Buttar