police A bunch of rookie cops have recently been fired for doing bad things. Let's think about that for a moment. Thom Dunn
police impunity Cop who asked woman to wear lingerie when he responded to a hotel fire alarm gets his job back Mark Frauenfelder
News No charges for white police officer who shot and paralyzed Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin Xeni Jardin
#fixthepolice How the Supreme Court uses an obscure legal doctrine to let cops kill with impunity Mark Frauenfelder
News Minneapolis Mayor declares curfew after protests over impunity in George Floyd killing Xeni Jardin
youtube Youtube's Content ID has become the tool of choice for grifty copyfraudsters who steal from artists Cory Doctorow
Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
piketty After Notre Dame bailout Yellow Vests urge more Victor Hugo tributes, starting with "Les Miserables" Cory Doctorow
Kids Chicago is demanding that children on bail wear private-sector ankle-cuffs with mics that can record them without their consent Cory Doctorow
smart cities IBM supplied surveillance gear to Davao while Duterte was mayor and cheering on the city's police-linked death-squads Cory Doctorow
corruption New York City's municipal debt collectors have forged an unholy alliance with sleazy subprime lenders Cory Doctorow
