economics A layperson-friendly introduction to MMT, a heterodox school of economics that could finance a Green New Deal Cory Doctorow

music Music from Mayflies, a trip into 80s alternative music Jennifer Sandlin

ftc FTC proposes new rule to ban non-compete clauses Andrew Yi

fix the police Re-hired police officer who enjoyed giving a feces sandwich to a homeless person got fired again Mark Frauenfelder

walmart Walmart must pay $420,000 to fired employee with Down syndrome after failing to get new trial Carla Sinclair

mcdonalds These McDonaldLand brand guidelines are like the handbook for a horror RPG Thom Dunn

politics Continuity of Care and the Patient's Bill of Rights Elías Villoro

Hug a tree Do people actually hug Eric Trump every single day? Jason Weisberger

texas The city of Austin raises minimum wage for city employees to $22 Devin Nealy

Boing Boing Gadgets How AI got my resume actually seen by human eyes Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets How I became financially stable by using this online course platform Boing Boing's Shop

north carolina Federal court rules that Catholic schools cannot fire teachers for being gay Jess Sabine

Boing Boing Gadgets This platform helps companies tackle the new remote worker HR landscape Boing Boing's Shop

Games Activision Blizzard sued by California over constant abuse of women employees Rob Beschizza

diamonds Shiny rocks that sparked the mad South African diamond rush this month were actually just quartz David Pescovitz

A 2nd reporter in one week says during broadcast she's speaking to Project Veritas Carla Sinclair

writing I've been writing a book for 25 years Séamus Bellamy

racism Alabama university professors placed on leave after wearing a Confederate uniform, posing with whip and noose at campus costume party David Pescovitz

Comic Books This white collar dot-com true crime story about Stan Lee's media company is absolutely wild Thom Dunn

tabloids Prince Charles unfit to be king, and Barbra Streisand addicted, in this week's Shonda Rhimes-themed tabloid Peter Sheridan