Business The UK Gold: riveting documentary on the deep, ingrained corruption of the UK's banking centre, the City of London Cory Doctorow
world news Wife of banker who stole billions loses bid to keep $20 million London mansion Mark Frauenfelder
finance The cum-ex scam stole $60b from European tax authorities: it's monumentally boring, complicated, and very, very important Cory Doctorow
web theory Kentucky's governor insisted that investment bankers could provide broadband. He was wrong. Cory Doctorow
canada Sidewalk Labs' quiet plan for Canada's banks to manage a national digital ID for health care and housing Lilian Radovac
late stage capitalism Burbank! Come to an emergency City Hall meeting on 10/29 to deal with the city's eviction crisis! Cory Doctorow
los angeles Burbankers! Tell city council to enact a rent freeze between now and when statewide rent control kicks in Cory Doctorow
streisand effect New Hampshire court to patent troll: it's not libel when someone calls you a "patent troll" Cory Doctorow
media theory The reporter on the NYT's Bernie Sanders beat consistently fails to identify her sources as corporate lobbyists Cory Doctorow
politics Elizabeth Warren profile: portrait of a savvy politician who appeals to working people, and who can get stuff done Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism The weird grift of "sovereign citizens": where UFOlogy meets antisemitism by way of Cliven Bundy and cat-breeding Cory Doctorow
class war How hedge funds, Goldman Sachs, and corrupt executives used Gymboree's chaotic bankruptcy to cash out while destroying the careers of loyal employees Cory Doctorow
Copyfight The Vessel: a perfect symbol for the grifter capitalism of New York City's privatized Hudson Yards "neighborhood" Cory Doctorow
