disasters Sci-fi author Ted Chiang on the disaster novel we're currently living through Gareth Branwyn
mistakes were made Barnes and Noble canceled its plan to put black characters on classic novels written by white authors featuring white characters Mark Frauenfelder
Business No more emotional-support animals on planes except specially trained dogs if these new FAA rules are approved Xeni Jardin
finance Rep Katie Porter: an Elizabeth Warren protege and single mom who destroys bumbling, mediocre rich guys in Congressional hearings Cory Doctorow
useful stuff Carla Sinclair talks about some of her favorite tools on the Cool Tools podcast Mark Frauenfelder
health The "ghost networks" of mental health professionals that US health insurers rely on to deny care to their patients Cory Doctorow
cable company fuckery Why is there so much antitrust energy for Big Tech but not for Big Telco? Cory Doctorow
science fiction Ted Chiang's "Op Ed From the Future": socialized transhumanism vs American oligarchy Cory Doctorow
education Zuck turned American classrooms into nonconsensual laboratories for his pet educational theories, and now they're rebelling Cory Doctorow
uk The Chinafication of the internet continues as the UK proposes blocking any service that hosts "illegal" or "harmful" material Cory Doctorow
Copyfight The EU's plan to impose mandatory copyright filters is on life-support and may die Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism LA's teachers are ready to strike on Tuesday, rejecting privatization of public education Cory Doctorow
Science Johns Hopkins researchers recommend reclassifying magic mushrooms from schedule I to IV drug David Pescovitz
