politics Nixon started the War on Drugs because he couldn't declare war on black people and hippies Cory Doctorow

music Dark Side of Light's "bummer summer" breeze Daniel Siwek

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Americans have no savings, with good reason: housing, education and health care costs are out of control, wages are stagnant, and the Fed has suppressed interest rates Cory Doctorow

tabloids Vampire corpses, Obama's plot to steal back the White House, and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

Boing Boing Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2016 Gift Guide

gift guide Boing Boing's 2016 Gift Guide: Books Boing Boing

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

meat Big factory pig farms are some of America's worst polluters Xeni Jardin