politics The Tea Party's baseless claims of IRS discrimination left the agency on life-support, unable to police dark money gushing through "charities" Cory Doctorow
politics NRA is spending $3m on pro-Trump ad that says Clinton "will leave you defenseless" Cory Doctorow
politics Bribery: pro-NSA Congressional voters got twice the defense industry campaign contributions Cory Doctorow
police Police militarization is objectively bad for police and for society, according to science Thom Dunn
native americans That time George Washington ordered "total destruction and devastation" of the Haudenosaunee Thom Dunn
Space US silver dollar coin design commemorating astronaut/schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe David Pescovitz
facebook Over 30 ex-Facebook employees slam Zuckerberg's inaction on harmful political posts in open letter Carla Sinclair
music The Library of Congress is launching an open-source archive of hip-hop samples dating back more than a century Thom Dunn
trump Trump, on why coronavirus task force is ending now: 'It'll be a flame, and we'll put the flame out.' (?) Xeni Jardin
politics 'Please quarantine politicizing COVID,' says Dr. Tedros on Trump, ‘We will have many body bags’ Xeni Jardin
uk In coronavirus shutdown, Britain will pay self-employed people 80% of average monthly profit Xeni Jardin
Republicans Do you have what it takes to be this guy's "Awesome Republican Goddess?" Take the quiz! Thom Dunn
security U.S. State Department to tell Americans abroad: Return immediately, or shelter in place Xeni Jardin