History Forced prison labor put downward pressure on wages at American companies, worsening inequality Cory Doctorow

donald trump Leaked memo: Donald Trump volunteers banned from critizing him, for life Cory Doctorow

cambodia The crypto scam behind those weird text messages Jennifer Sandlin

America Send your 5-year-old to Chick-fil-A summer camp to learn how to "take a guest order" and "box" their "own nuggets" Jennifer Sandlin

History Remains unearthed of one of America's first colonists, a teenage boy Ruben Bolling

scientology Judge rules that Scientology boss David Miscavige has been legally served papers in sex trafficking case Rob Beschizza

revolutions The concepts of freedom, liberty, and equality were developed by enslaved people and women, not the elite Elías Villoro

religion Conspirituality: A podcast that dismantles New Age cults, wellness grifters, and conspiracy-mad yogis Elías Villoro

music Britney Spears free of father's control Rob Beschizza

world records Why Guinness tastes better in Ireland Thom Dunn

halloween Two witches watch and discuss "The Witch" Gareth Branwyn

guns Not first rodeo for gun-toting St. Louis couple Rob Beschizza

health How Memphis's Methodist University Hospital, a "nonprofit," sued the shit out of its Black, poor patients while raking in millions and paying execs more than a million each Cory Doctorow

predatory lending How New York taxi drivers were conned and bankrupted by medallion loan sharks Mark Frauenfelder

politics Trustbusting is now a bipartisan issue Cory Doctorow

Business Slaves – including children – make the bricks for Cambodia's housing bubble Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Access Restricted: revolutionary teens escape the domes of All Rights Restricted and try for universal liberation Cory Doctorow

education GDP vs human thriving: a "healthy" economy means debt-haunted people, desperately searching for housing Cory Doctorow

happy mutants All Rights Reserved: a YA dystopia where every word is copyrighted Cory Doctorow

strange coincidences Is the villain in Ready Player One based on Scientology leader David Miscavige? Mark Frauenfelder