politics House Speaker Johnson argues against democracy, advocating for a republic based on Bible (video) Mark Frauenfelder

coup If Trump's coup attempt fails, beware of another attempt by a smarter, slicker fascist Mark Frauenfelder

politics Eastern Europeans who survived dictatorships share tips for Americans Ellsworth Toohey

law Judge rules Utah city violated first amendment when it refused permit for drag show Rob Beschizza

california The SCOTUS decision to let California demand the pork industry become slightly less cruel is pretty important Jason Weisberger

unions Bandcamp reportedly union-busting by pressuring record labels Thom Dunn

neoliberalism Kamala Harris disappoints in CNN interview: "Do what now?" Mark Frauenfelder

failed experiments New poll reveals that most Democrats and Republicans agree that America will "cease to be a democracy" in the future, and is headed for civil war Mark Frauenfelder

goverment Minority rule in the United States is getting worse Mark Frauenfelder

GQP Republicans will never certify a Democratic win ever again Mark Frauenfelder

marijuana New York lands on deal to legalize recreational marijuana David Pescovitz

china The matrilineal Chinese culture that carries around cured pork for a decades Thom Dunn

bad deals America's minority-rule Senate revealed by one staggering number Mark Frauenfelder

censorship How Visa and MasterCard strong armed PornHub into making policy changes Thom Dunn

abortion Read Amy Coney Barrett's opening statement ahead of her Supreme Court nomination Thom Dunn

Technology Amazon used a China firm on U.S. blacklist for thermal cameras to monitor workers for COVID-19 fever Xeni Jardin

politics In leaked audio, Michael Bloomberg defends racial profiling: "throw them up against the wall" Rob Beschizza

web theory Distinguishing between "platforms" and "aggregators" in competition law Cory Doctorow

class war The Labour manifesto: transformation of the welfare system, fair conditions for workers, universal housing, home care for elderly, fully funded NHS, fair taxes for the rich Cory Doctorow

Business ​13 years later, World of Warcraft is STILL telling queer guilds they're not allowed to advertise their queerness Cory Doctorow