social media New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Buzzfeed say they won't pay for Twitter verification Mark Frauenfelder
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politics Sheldon Adelson dead at 87, Sands casino mogul and Trump financial backer was in failing health for a long time, say those who knew him Xeni Jardin
kentucky One of the poorest, most desperate regions in Appalachia is experiencing an economic miracle thanks to fiber run by a New Deal-era co-op Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism The poorest half of Americans have nothing left, so now the 1%'s growth comes from the upper middle class Cory Doctorow
elections Bernie Sanders promises to zero out all US medical debt and end medical bankruptcies Cory Doctorow
health The widening health gap between America's rich and poor is the result of worse health for the poor, not better health for the rich Cory Doctorow
science fiction Ted Chiang's "Op Ed From the Future": socialized transhumanism vs American oligarchy Cory Doctorow