racism Former Oklahoma City police officer found guilty of serial rape of Black women Xeni Jardin

racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn

News Philonise Floyd, brother of slain George Floyd, asks U.N. to investigate police brutality and racist violence against Black Americans Xeni Jardin

Business Ben & Jerry's on Black Lives Matter and the police killing of George Floyd: We Must Dismantle White Supremacy Xeni Jardin

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson's daughter Christina on the new edition of her father's book, Ishtar Rising Mark Frauenfelder

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

police A bunch of rookie cops have recently been fired for doing bad things. Let's think about that for a moment. Thom Dunn

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

Business Survey finds high levels of harassment in multiplayer games, as well as white supremacist recruiting attempts Cory Doctorow

videos Ta-Nehisi Coates makes the case for reparations to Congress Cory Doctorow

politics Meet 'Spread The Vote,' a nonprofit helping voters get IDs, rides, support so they can vote Xeni Jardin

elections The eminently electable Bernie Sanders enjoys strong support from African-Americans and young people Cory Doctorow

trump Obama's policy on Bush's crimes is how Kavanaugh got to the Supreme Court Cory Doctorow

News Trump: 'I like Taylor’s music about 25% less now,' after reporters tell him Taylor Swift supports Democrats Xeni Jardin

uspoli Our political upheaval wasn't caused by mob rule, but by institutions designed to preserve elite oversight Cory Doctorow

#metoo Someone pulled their dick out: Louis C.K. and the #MeToo movement Maureen Herman

censorship The platforms control our public discourse, and who they disconnect is arbitrary and capricious Cory Doctorow

spooks GOP candidate who campaigned with a white supremacist condemned for Bigfoot erotica Cory Doctorow

gun control Would an armed leftist movement finally provoke sensible gun laws in America? Cory Doctorow

music Hear all 77 songs Weird Al covered on tour Rusty Blazenhoff