law Louisiana's public defender's office is largely nonexistent so poor people just plead guilty Cory Doctorow

Republicans Idaho Republicans block free tampons for public school students Jason Weisberger

carceral state Superpredator panics, Three Strikes Laws, and other failed reforms Elías Villoro

documentaries "The Pez Outlaw" tells an exciting story about the world of Pez collecting Jennifer Sandlin

gop Anna Paulina LunaI is the new George Santos Mark Frauenfelder

John Lennon The fool in Steely Dan's "Only a Fool Would Say That" is John Lennon Elías Villoro

homelessness in america "Mean Streets" by Don Mitchell explores capitalism, private property, and homelessness Elías Villoro

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

History New histories of Black California Elías Villoro

nineties Run-DMC's lesser-known holiday track 'Christmas Is' asks listeners to 'give up the dough' Rusty Blazenhoff

racism "Hiding (insert city name)'s Racism Behind a Cloak of Unity." Elías Villoro

superheroes What are superheroes good for, anyway? Jennifer Sandlin

books How one family illustrates the legacy of slavery Elías Villoro

movies Studio Ghibli announces new Miyazaki film for summer 2023 David Pescovitz

politics Brexit Britain plunges into poverty as bills soar Rob Beschizza

Games How "Monopoly" took a monopoly on Lizzie Magie's Landlord Game Elías Villoro

human rights No Más Bebés: a documentary about forced sterilizations of women of color in California Elías Villoro

terrorism Another phoned-in terror threat sends police to Boston Children's Hospital Rob Beschizza

books Books I'd sell my soul to read again for the first time. A.E. Gómez

History The ancient mounds of Louisiana Jennifer Sandlin