happy mutants Black Batman: an origin story for an alternate superhero Cory Doctorow

Ancient Apocalpyse Archaeologist David Wengrow pushes back against Ancient Apocalypse—and urges us to consider the power of everyday people Jennifer Sandlin

lego The Peacemaker opening credits are even more delightful with Lego Thom Dunn

Science Why Quillette sucks Rob Beschizza

politics Ted Cruz publicly threatens "woke" corporations that he will no longer take their bribes Mark Frauenfelder

picks Baraboo High Schoolers give Nazi salute at junior prom Rob Beschizza

uspoli Our political upheaval wasn't caused by mob rule, but by institutions designed to preserve elite oversight Cory Doctorow

police If patrolling US soldiers can avoid shooting civilians, why can't US cops stop murdering unarmed black men? Cory Doctorow

police America will finally gather statistics on which and how many people are killed by law enforcement Cory Doctorow

class war The blacker a city is, the more it fines its residents (especially black ones) Cory Doctorow

ferguson Ferguson: Militarized police use force against protesters, arrest journalists Xeni Jardin