economics Profile of Mariana Mazzucato, the economist who's swaying both left and right politicians with talk of "the entrepreneurial state" Cory Doctorow
education The two hidden intellectual moves behind the "progressive" argument against free college Cory Doctorow
History Public goods are REALLY good: thousands of years later, the Roman roads are still paying dividends Cory Doctorow
Kindness never goes unpunished San Francisco issues a $1402 fine for a Little Library Jason Weisberger
Republicans As if plain old lies weren't enough, George Santos about to face Brazilian fraud charges Carla Sinclair
law Alex Norris, creator of Webcomic Name, battles company that claims to own it. Oh no! Rob Beschizza
hypocrisy Nike makes money off progressive celebrities, then donates money to far-right candidates Jennifer Sandlin
apple Lufthansa "bans AirTags in luggage" after passengers publicly shame it with location of lost bags Rob Beschizza
prison labor Arizona makes millions selling imprisoned and unpaid laborers to companies Jennifer Sandlin
to the moon Tired of selling nothing in a physical storefront, GameStop shifts to selling nothing on their new NFT marketplace Jason Weisberger
heists Watch this new heart-pounding edit of last year's South African armored car heist Mark Frauenfelder
Vintage Weird The Johnson Smith Novelty catalog offered 600 jam-packed pages of vintage weirdness Mark Frauenfelder