capitalism Site promises to teach your parrot to recite the Communist Manifesto Rob Beschizza

politics Piketty on the "Brahmin left" and the "merchant right" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Thomas Piketty's new book uses data to trace how inequality changes ideology Cory Doctorow

weapons of math destruction Datification: the ideology that says that data isn't ideological Cory Doctorow

politics Roddy Piper in THEY LIVE: great analysis by Slavoj Žižek Andrea James

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

politics Judge flushes Florida's ban on "woke" workplace activities Rob Beschizza

books "Amusing Ourselves to Death" was a 1985 wake-up call we didn't know we'd need forty years later Mark Frauenfelder

Games Micropolis: the original Sim City on the web Rob Beschizza

History 10 bizarre facts about the Symbionese Liberation Army Ellsworth Toohey

ads 1996 magazine ad says it all about 2026 Rob Beschizza

censorship Ed Scare: book bans spreading across America, driven by conservative rage Rob Beschizza

Project 2025 Daily Wire host calls for life in prison — "at least" — for parents who choose surrogacy (video) Carla Sinclair

politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin

elise stefanik MAGA surrogate Elise Stefanik takes credit for bill she voted against Mark Frauenfelder

nazis Review: Zone of Interest is the "Banality of Evil" film adaptation we've all been waiting for Natalie Dressed

Chaya Raichik "They're importing people who want to destroy America" says Libs of TikTok founder in revealing interview Jennifer Sandlin

democracy Former MAGA cult member debates current Trump worshipper about January 6 Mark Frauenfelder