late stage capitalism How a millionaire slumlord got sweetheart government deals to maintain armed forces housing and then left them to rot Cory Doctorow
class war The right is bankrolled by self-interested one-percenters making long-term investments; the left, by one-percenters with "moral whims" Cory Doctorow
leaks Navy Yard worker outed by Unicorn Riot is indicted for lying to the FBI about his white nationalist group memberships Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Medallion Status: comparison is the thief of joy, and John Hodgman is the thief-taker Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Texas Instrument's post-#taxscam budget for financial engineering is $5B — triple its budget for actual engineering Cory Doctorow
corruption Facebook hate group investigation reveals 400 police officers, including NYPD cops, to be members Xeni Jardin
class war The Pinkertons' plan for climate change: a mercenary army that guards one-percenters as the seas rise Cory Doctorow
education McMansion Hell tours the homes of the "meritocratic" one-percenters who allegedly bought their thickwitted kids' way into top universities in the college admissions scandal Cory Doctorow
Copyfight Taylor Swift makes a payout to all Universal artists a clause in her new record deal Cory Doctorow
Business Analyst: Apple's poor earnings will recover now they've switched from innovating to rent-seeking Cory Doctorow
publishing In-depth look at the Financial Times' weekly guide to ostentatious status goods for tasteless one-percenters Cory Doctorow
usausausa America's new aristocracy: the 9.9% and their delusion of hereditary meritocracy Cory Doctorow
law Bipartisan amendment forces UK government to impose transparency on its offshore tax havens Cory Doctorow
class war Rail barons and the new gilded age: one-percenters travel in style by hitching private "super-luxe" railcars to Amtrak trains Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Caped one-percenters: how superheros make out like bandits under the Trump tax-plan Cory Doctorow
