denialism A new biography reveals the Koch brothers' very early role in creating organized climate denial Cory Doctorow
psychology Eminent psychologists condemn "emotion detection" systems as being grounded in junk science Cory Doctorow
class war Striking West Virginia teachers won swift and decisive victory; Oakland next? Cory Doctorow
fake news Royal bombshells, Obama’s boozing daughter, and if Star Trek’s Captain Kirk was a cat, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
guillotine watch Tucker Carlson thought anti-elite historian would be an easy interview, but ended up telling him "go fuck yourself" Cory Doctorow
social malaise This 70-year-old book about racist mass movements perfectly describes Trumpism Mark Frauenfelder
Gadgets A who's-who of tech manufacturers sent scaremongering letters to the Illinois legislature to kill Right to Repair Cory Doctorow
christ what an asshole Peter Thiel: the "libertarian" who loves mass government surveillance, monopolies, and censorship Cory Doctorow
Copyfight EFF to US Copyright Office: fix the DRM rules that stop us from fixing our stuff, make fair use, and make IoT gadgets work the way we want Cory Doctorow
happy mutants A checklist for figuring out whether your algorithm is a "weapon of math destruction" Cory Doctorow
Science Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition: only available through October 20 on Kickstarter David Pescovitz
corruption Why Trump's naked corruption is less interesting than conspiracy theories about Clinton Rob Beschizza