trump Trump slaps 30% tariff on imported solar-cells Cory Doctorow

Business Free trade lowers prices — but not on things poor people need (and it pushes up housing prices) Cory Doctorow

politics Pat Buchanan on the Republican Party's historical opposition to free trade deals Cory Doctorow

Funny "Continue and Persist" letter encourages recipient to carry on Rob Beschizza

music Drake is suing over "Not Like Us" diss track Grant St. Clair

intellectual property Trademark office petitioned to cancel Oracle's trademark on "JavaScript" Rob Beschizza

art Why Richard Scarry chose animals over humans in his revolutionary children's books Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment Disney taking the ax to MuppetVision 3D and Aerosmith Ruben Bolling

typing Cheap replacement keycaps brighten my desktop Jason Weisberger

politics Employers can't require workers to attend 'captive audience' anti-union meetings Rob Beschizza

politics Intuit CEO had more important things to do than utter remarks they then demanded The Verge not publish Rob Beschizza

rpgs Blade Runner RPG: A masterclass in world-building and storytelling Gareth Branwyn

lawsuits Marvel and DC lose trademark on "superhero" Gail Sherman

conspiracy theories Alex Jones' InfoWars auctioned to pay Sandy Hook damages  Ellsworth Toohey

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

yummy Purslane is a weed that's ubiquitious, delicious, and nutritious! Jennifer Sandlin

Not giving a hoot Black mold, flies and roaches, rancid smells: No wonder Boar's Head caused a listeria outbreak! Carla Sinclair

trump Ex-crack addict turned Trump loyalist harasses boy at DNC event Mark Frauenfelder

graphic novels Graphic novel adaptation of Thomas Piketty's "Capital & Ideology" Thom Dunn