Business Employees spanked for incompetence Rob Beschizza

entomology "Murder hornets" invade America Rob Beschizza

animals Outdoor pet cats kill more animals than wild cats do in the same size area David Pescovitz

security U.S. State Department to tell Americans abroad: Return immediately, or shelter in place Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Use this language-learning app to speak like a local when you travel Boing Boing's Shop

scams Robo Revenge automates the process of suing telemarketers Mark Frauenfelder

education Security expert offers hacking advice to students whose campuses have implemented pervasive wireless surveillance Cory Doctorow

science fiction Welcome to 2020 and your annual State of the World discussion with Bruce Sterling, Jon Lebkowsky and The WELL Cory Doctorow

corruption Citing the Panama Papers, Elizabeth Warren proposes sweeping anti-financial-secrecy rules Cory Doctorow

canada Canada's infrastructure was once cheap and effective to build. Now, it's a titanic transfer from taxpayers to the world's biggest businesses and investors Rosemary Frei

Business The blood of poor Americans is now a leading export, bigger than corn or soy Cory Doctorow

authoritarianism Cops and spooks all over the world rely on a junk-science "walking polygraph" method to steer their investigation Cory Doctorow

drugs Magic mushrooms in a nasal spray David Pescovitz

charity Charitable Giving Guide 2019 Boing Boing

television The time Mikhail Gorbachev starred in a Pizza Hut commercial David Pescovitz

china Leaked documents document China's plan for mass arrests and concentration-camp internment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Cory Doctorow

security Border agents seize 154 pounds of 'prohibited bologna' at Texas crossing Xeni Jardin

privacy The top FBI lawyer who tried to force Apple to backdoor its crypto now says working crypto is essential to public safety and national security Cory Doctorow

law Poland changed its laws regarding IVF, denying women access to their own embryos John Struan

happy mutants Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments": a long-awaited Handmaid's Tale sequel fulfills its promise Cory Doctorow