late stage capitalism Schadenfreude watch: Porno copyright trolls' investors sue, say the grifters they backed stole their money (the grifters say their lawyer stole the money from them first!) Cory Doctorow
guns The NRA spent $70,000 on a consultant to help Wayne LaPierre choose which mansion to purchase Cory Doctorow
grifters Billionaire who gave Jeffrey Epstein power of attorney in order to manage his finances says Epstein stole "vast sums of money" Cory Doctorow
corruption Leaks reveal that disgraced, hacked surveillance company wrote Republican Congressman's border security talking-points Cory Doctorow
trumpism Grifty conservative PACs raised millions pushing racist Obama conspiracies to elderly, low-income supporters, then kept almost all of it Cory Doctorow
crime FBI agent describes finding "Frankensteins" and a "cooler full of penises" at an unregulated Arizona body-donation center Cory Doctorow
guillotine watch When Trump's #TaxScam meant that affluent people no longer had to use the paid version of Turbotax, Turbotax started charging poor people, disabled people, students and elderly people Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Ex-Fox & Friends host, accused of a Ponzi scheme that turned Indianapolis real-estate investors into slumlords, moves to Portugal Cory Doctorow
law Heirs' property: how southern states allow white land developers to steal reconstruction-era land from Black families Cory Doctorow
Business Understanding "transfer pricing": how corporations dodge taxes through financial colonialism Cory Doctorow
security Independent evaluation of "aggression detection" microphones used in schools and hospitals finds them to be worse than useless Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Elizabeth Warren proposes a ban on private prisons and immigration facilities Cory Doctorow
Business The UK government gave away cheap money for property purchase deposits, which the wealthy abused, driving up property prices and leaving UK taxpayers exposed Cory Doctorow
law Porno copyright troll sentenced to 14 years: "a wrecking ball to trust in the administration of justice" Cory Doctorow
usausausa Reverse mortgages: subprime's "stealth aftershock" that is costing elderly African-Americans their family homes Cory Doctorow
trumpism The NRA begs gun nuts for donations, spends lavishly on its board of directors and execs Cory Doctorow
