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guillotine watch IRS admits it audits poor people because auditing rich people is too expensive Cory Doctorow
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human rights Elizabeth Warren proposes a ban on private prisons and immigration facilities Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Congressional shaming prompts notorious Pentagon price-gouger to refund $16.1m Cory Doctorow
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fake news Scientology hell, Hollywood destroyed, and Prince Charles’ illegal marriage, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
corruption Matt Taibbi finally makes sense of the Pentagon's trillions in off-books "budgetary irregularities" Cory Doctorow
censorship A critical flaw in Switzerland's e-voting system is a microcosm of everything wrong with e-voting, security practice, and auditing firms Cory Doctorow
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