russia This is life in a Russian penal colony, as lived by Pussy Riot's Masha Ayokhina (video) David Pescovitz
russia Russia announces new plans to use forced prison labor, promises it "won't be a gulag" Thom Dunn
gulag Drawings from the Gulag – Ink drawings of the Soviet gulag's horrors, perversions and peculiarities Kevin Kelly
law Senate set to pass bill that redefines America as a "battlefield," authorizes indefinite military detention of US citizens without charge or trial Cory Doctorow
donald trump Reagan-appointed judge calls out Jan 6 riot as an affront to America: Sentences MAGA rioter to 7+ Years Mark Frauenfelder
fascism in america MAGA mob agrees, tells Jordan Klepper that America needs a Nazi-style dictator (video) Carla Sinclair
maga "I already have his spot picked out in the DC gulag" — Trump's potential attorney general threatens to imprison MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan Mark Frauenfelder
Soviet Union Waiting for the American Khrushchev: Who will deliver the "Cult of Personality" speech to Americans? Mark Frauenfelder
Business From Enron to Saudi Arabia, from Rikers Island to ICE's gulag, how McKinsey serves as "Capitalism's Consigliere" Cory Doctorow
lies McKinsey is lying about its role in building ICE's gulags, and paying to own the top search result for "McKinsey ICE" Cory Doctorow
mckinsey McKinsey's internal mythology compares management consultants to "the Marine Corps, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Jesuits" Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism NYC paid McKinsey $27.5m to reduce violence at Riker's, producing useless recommendations backed by junk evidence Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism McKinsey bills the US government $3m a year for anodyne advice from 23-year-old college grads Cory Doctorow
foia McKinsey designed ICE's gulags, recommending minimal food, medical care and supervision Cory Doctorow
