trumpism Grifty conservative PACs raised millions pushing racist Obama conspiracies to elderly, low-income supporters, then kept almost all of it Cory Doctorow

blackwater Blackwater founder Erik Prince used ex-spies to infiltrate liberal groups for Project Veritas Thom Dunn

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

AI Peter Thiel claims AI is "Leninist" and "literally communist" in a sprawling speech for a think tank Thom Dunn

christ what an asshole New Hampshire state Rep John Potucek kills Right to Repair bill: "cellphones are throwaways…just get a new one" Cory Doctorow

Business Google continues to funnel vast sums to notorious climate deniers Cory Doctorow

politics Sheryl Sandberg ordered Facebook staff to investigate George Soros after he gave THIS speech (READ IT) Xeni Jardin

law A data-driven look at the devastating efficacy of a far-right judge-education program Cory Doctorow

facebook American Conservative laments market concentration and private property as bad for free expression Cory Doctorow

corruption The American Conservative: "The Dickensian Return of Debtors’ Prisons" Cory Doctorow

Copyfight On June 20, an EU committee will vote on an apocalyptically stupid, internet-destroying copyright proposal that'll censor everything from Tinder profiles to Wikipedia (SHARE THIS!) Cory Doctorow

elections Koch is abundant and low value: how the super-rich are buying American politics Cory Doctorow

class war Leaked docs reveal Koch/Walton/DeVos's anti-teacher talking points Cory Doctorow

class war Short-termism led the Democratic Party to let unions die, and now they've lost their base 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

video Watch this lovely primer on America's transgender rights movement since the 1960s Andrea James

nazis Punched Nazi Richard Spencer ejected from Conservative conference Rob Beschizza

picks Facebook gave $120,000 to CPAC, half in cash and half in-kind contributions, Daily Beast reports Xeni Jardin

scholarship Around the world, old, rural voters count more than young people in cities Cory Doctorow

Space CA Governor Brown vows to launch "our own damn satellite" if Trump shuts down climate research Cory Doctorow