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late stage capitalism Americans have no savings, with good reason: housing, education and health care costs are out of control, wages are stagnant, and the Fed has suppressed interest rates Cory Doctorow
crime Obama's legacy: eight years of not holding executives criminally responsible for their companies' misdeeds Cory Doctorow
corruption Everybody knows: FBI won't confirm or deny buying cyberweapons from Hacking Team Cory Doctorow
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music Interview with DJ Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell about the 1973 party where hip-hop began David Pescovitz
women Women talk about judging people's laundry, the art of hanging clothes, and chores, in vintage 'Clotheslines' documentary Rusty Blazenhoff