anthropology Native American tribes vie for control of ancient remains found in Idaho's high desert plains Seamus Bellamy

china Leaked documents document China's plan for mass arrests and concentration-camp internment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Cory Doctorow

class war The Labour manifesto: transformation of the welfare system, fair conditions for workers, universal housing, home care for elderly, fully funded NHS, fair taxes for the rich Cory Doctorow

politics Read the whistleblower complaint about Donald Trump Rob Beschizza

trumpism State department official alleged be behind white nationalist terror-supporter pseudonym: "[Whites] need a country of our own with nukes" Cory Doctorow

burning man The BLM's Burning Man environmental impact statement is terrible, calls for drug searches, dumpsters, and a 19,000,000lb concrete wall Cory Doctorow

News FCC closed due to government shutdown, Ajit Pai won't be at CES Xeni Jardin

racism Doubletree Portland apologizes to racially harassed guest Jermaine Massey, manager will investigate Xeni Jardin

usausausa DHS plans to use credit-scores to judge who may become a citizen Cory Doctorow

national parks On 'National Public Lands Day' all US National Parks are free (Saturday 9/22) Jason Weisberger

burning man Federal officers establish unconstitutional checkpoints on road to Burning Man Cory Doctorow

happy mutants At the Golden-Calf Slaughterhouse: an interview with Johannes Grenzfurthner Thomas Kaestle

crackpots Self-proclaimed rocket scientist puts “flat-earth-proving” launch on hold Robert Spallone

class war Behold! The astonishing mental gymnastics of TSA apologists explaining why rich people don't need to be screened Cory Doctorow

law Appeals Court strikes down Trump's tactic of sloppily delaying regulations Cory Doctorow

uk 2012: Tory Prime Minister David Cameron declares war on "Safety Culture" Cory Doctorow

Weird Mystery hole in Arizona quickly sealed up David Pescovitz

picks Ammon Bundy and 6 followers found not guilty of conspiracy in Malheur Oregon Wildlife Refuge takeover Xeni Jardin

world government Arthur C. Clarke and his vision of world government Stephen Baxter

vandalism Graffiti artist banned from 20% of US after Reddit users' investigation Mark Frauenfelder