politics Spoken word artist Saul Williams released the EP "Not in My Name" two decades ago Elías Villoro

ice New Google Map tracks proposed ICE warehouse locations across the United States Jennifer Sandlin

auctions From dodo bones to devil pinball: Inside the year's strangest auction Ellsworth Toohey

the gop MAGA teen goes bonkers at Florida voting center — threatens Democrats with machete Carla Sinclair

tabloids King Charles abdicates, Hollywood's most hated hunk, and Taylor Swift's engagement in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

crime Man charged with punching baby in face Rob Beschizza

dispute settlements Hungry gentleman shoots roommate in buttocks for taking the last frozen Hot Pockets snack Carla Sinclair

books "Who Would Believe a Prisoner?" chronicles America's first separate prison for women Elías Villoro

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tabloids Hollywood's "most hated woman" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

police brutality Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

shitty air travel Plane passenger says she's reporting seat-puncher to the FBI Mark Frauenfelder

fake news Queen in drunken brawl, Prince Harry's hell, and Meghan Markle's secrets, in this week's dubious Royal tabloids Peter Sheridan

News PayPal bans Laura Loomer, noted racist troll grifter Xeni Jardin

politics Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigns at request of Donald Trump, forced out less than 24 hours after midterm elections Xeni Jardin

very fine people All the reasons why felon Michael Grimm is the ideal GOP candidate Mark Frauenfelder

late stage capitalism Lawsuit reveals the deadly, out-of-control free-for-all inside Red State America's for-profit prisons Cory Doctorow

crime For the past 40 years, the presence of immigrants in US cities was correlated with a reduction in violent and property crime Cory Doctorow

The 1960s New biography of musical genius who became tragic acid casualty Mark Frauenfelder