france 200 years ago, France forced Haiti to pay $44 billion for daring to free themselves from slavery Ellsworth Toohey

aliens Alien corpse was human, stolen by grave robbers Carolyn Townsend

Technology Woman's credit card can't be lifted from the ground Mark Frauenfelder

books "Under The Banner of King Death" puts pirates in their place — in the history of workers' rights Thom Dunn

Games How "Monopoly" took a monopoly on Lizzie Magie's Landlord Game Elías Villoro

fossils Visit Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park Jennifer Sandlin

books LitHub essay on plagiarism removed due to plagiarism Thom Dunn

economics Economist Richard Murphy explains what money and taxes actually are and how they work Thom Dunn

police brutality ACAB: All Cops Are Batman Thom Dunn

events There's a cool Ignite Live event tonight at 6pm PT Mark Frauenfelder

History The awful true story of Diana Jean Heaney, and the "hitchhike slaying" Cory Doctorow

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

war Research files on El Salvador stolen from human rights group suing CIA over El Salvador Xeni Jardin