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

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

racism The US Department of Justice was originally created to tackle white supremacy Thom Dunn

Space US silver dollar coin design commemorating astronaut/schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe David Pescovitz

COVID-19 The European Union may not admit Americans once their borders reopen Seamus Bellamy

Technology Hacking firm in India spied on 10K+ email accounts over 7 years: Report Xeni Jardin

police brutality If you see the police, start recording Rob Beschizza

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

trump Trump tweets of executive order suspending all immigration Rob Beschizza

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

coronavirus Coronavirus: These airlines are suspending flights Xeni Jardin