corruption Candid Wall Street barons worry that GOP tax plan will lead to literal euthanasia of the rentier Cory Doctorow

marijuana NY's slow rollout of legal weed shops encourages the black market Jason Weisberger

politics UK finance minister fired after unpopular budget proposals Rob Beschizza

politics The origins of student debt Elías Villoro

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

politics Britain's new prime minister has a 15% approval rating Rob Beschizza

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

tabloids Royal scandals, UFOs and Jeffrey Epstein's "murder" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

mitt romney Watch: Krysten Sinema takes time to cozy up with Mitt Romney in "Ted Lasso" gif Carla Sinclair

tik tok TikToker shares how Coach destroys unwanted merchandise despite public commitments to a "circular economy" Annie Rauwerda

LOSER Trump can't even win 'worst President' Jason Weisberger

crop circles Huge Pac-Man crop circle was guerrilla art protest against Czech prime minister David Pescovitz

trump July 4, 2030: Opening of the Trump Presidential Library Peter Sheridan

class war Read ProPublica's excellent work on the IRS's targeting of poor taxpayers Thom Dunn

politics Night of the Long Boris: several UK cabinet members fired, finance chief quits Rob Beschizza

telcoms Ajit Pai promised that killing net neutrality would spur network investment, but instead Comcast cut spending by 10.5% Cory Doctorow

Business Charter/Spectrum sold customers expensive home security systems, then killed the program and left them high and dry Cory Doctorow

elections When Republicans say "How will you pay for Medicare for All?" Democrats should answer: "Mexico will pay for it" Cory Doctorow

guillotine watch IRS admits it audits poor people because auditing rich people is too expensive Cory Doctorow