big tech Nevada bill would allow Big Tech to make their own Factory Towns and local governments Thom Dunn

Capitol insurrection JP Morgan, Marriott, and other major companies are stopping political donations after the Capitol Insurrection Thom Dunn

economics Economist Richard Murphy explains what money and taxes actually are and how they work Thom Dunn

corruption Text-mining journalists find that lawmakers introduced 10,000 bills that were copypasted from lobbyists' "model legislation" Cory Doctorow

Democrats The Congressional Progressive Caucus is (still) awash in corporate money Cory Doctorow

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maps Redlining maps show racism and white supremacy "in 1930s technicolor" Elías Villoro

bad idea Convicted Florida blimp owner simply considered defrauding the US government to be "risky and aggressive business decisions" Jason Weisberger

guns Sales of "Bulletproof" Backpacks are on the rise even though they don't protect from AR-15s Thom Dunn

economics It's time to kill the carbon credit Thom Dunn

tabloids Will Smith's slap and Angelina Jolie's feet in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Spoken Word with Electronics THE BRUCE HAACK SONGBOOK is a vital and RARE piece of early Electronic Music history. Hear a Computer play through all of it. Ethan Persoff

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

tabloids Ghislaine Maxwell's jailbreak and Hunter Biden's corruption in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

propaganda I just learned about the strange history of Exxon-sponsored showtunes Thom Dunn

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

late stage capitalism Manhattan: a city of empty luxury condos and overflowing homeless shelters Cory Doctorow

eff ICANN needs to ask more questions about the sale of .ORG Mitch Stoltz

events Angelenos! I'm speaking in Culver City tomorrow about the sale of .ORG to private equity Cory Doctorow

tabloids End of the British monarchy, FBI's Epstein cover-up, and Mary Poppins' orgy, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan