murder Leaks reveal how the "Pitbull of PR" helped Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers ignite the opioid crisis Cory Doctorow
documentaries Triple Chaser: a short documentary that uses machine learning to document tear gas use against civilians, calling out "philanthropist" Warren Kanders for his company's war-crimes Cory Doctorow
france Having burnished their reputations with extravagant promises, the billionaires who pledged €600m. to rebuild Notre Dame are missing in action Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism UPDATE: New York State goes after the Sackler family's opioid fortune, claims they funneled their Oxy millions through offshore laundries Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Artist Nan Goldin leads protests at the Guggenheim and the Met over their reputation-laundering of the Sacklers' opioid epidemic fortunes Cory Doctorow
the muskatonic institute of feigned brilliance Paul Krugman explains why Tesla is like Bitcoin Jason Weisberger
News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin
taxes British Virgin Islands announces plans to finally make company ownership information public Thom Dunn
corruption Olympics warns athletes that kneeling, fist-raising and other political actions will be banned at the Tokyo 2020 games Cory Doctorow
corruption How the "Varsity Blues" admissions scam punished deserving, hard working kids so that mediocre kids of the super-rich could prosper Cory Doctorow
philanthropy Resource Generation: rich kids who are determined to give away their parents' money and make America more fair and equal Cory Doctorow
carceral state Edelman PR drops GEO Group after employee revolt at the prospect of laundering the reputation of private US concentration camps Cory Doctorow
jeffrey epstein Jeffrey Epstein gave dirty money to cops, but also Harvard, Ohio State, science & technology institutions Xeni Jardin
class war Harvard Humanists troll the elites who fund the Harvard endowment by awarding Anand Giridharadas a prize Cory Doctorow
corruption George Mason economics department admits it sold hiring control to anonymous, super-rich donors Cory Doctorow
