late stage capitalism A self-appointed wing of the American judicial system is about to make it much harder to fight terms of service Cory Doctorow

tabloids Roy Horn lives, China lied, and Murder Hornets Swarm America, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

corruption Leaks reveal how creepy, cultish monopolist Intuit lobbied Congress and the IRS to kill free tax-filing Cory Doctorow

health Big Pharma's origin: how the Chicago School and private equity shifted medicine's focus from health to wealth Cory Doctorow

law Mississippi makes it a jailable offense to call plant-based or cultured-meat patties "burgers" Cory Doctorow

eulas Public outcry has killed an attempt turn clickthrough terms of service into legally binding obligations (for now) Cory Doctorow

corruption Text-mining journalists find that lawmakers introduced 10,000 bills that were copypasted from lobbyists' "model legislation" Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism UPDATE: New York State goes after the Sackler family's opioid fortune, claims they funneled their Oxy millions through offshore laundries Cory Doctorow

fake news Mueller snubbed, Harry and Meghan exiled, and suicidal airline pilots in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

media Nicaragua moves to silence independent media and NGOs critical of government Seamus Bellamy

fake news Noah’s Ark found, a Palace coup, and a Hollywood poker scam, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

religion Interview: Dr. Karl E H Seigfried talks Ásatrú, Heathenry and beards Seamus Bellamy

shootings Gun injuries go down by 20% during NRA conventions Clive Thompson

protests Standing up by sitting down: the overlooked power of the sit-in Maureen Herman

corruption The Sackler Family: best known for philanthropy, they made billions promoting Oxycontin Cory Doctorow

picks When Trump blocks Americans on Twitter, that may violate the Constitution Xeni Jardin

corruption The IRS deliberately targeted innocents for civil forfeiture program that stole millions from Americans Cory Doctorow

law Chris Christie vetoes unanimous bill that would make NJ cops disclose what they seize through asset forfeiture Cory Doctorow

trumpism US towns that pandered to anti-immigrant sentiment had to raise taxes and borrow to cover the millions in losses Cory Doctorow

kkk Neo-nazi assholes seek to chase Jews from Whitefish, Montana Jason Weisberger