video Watch Commodity City, short documentary on a massive Chinese market Andrea James

crime Woman busted for allegedly running "the QVC of stolen clothes" David Pescovitz

corruption The world's "free trade zones": hives of scum and villainy Cory Doctorow

trumpism Delayed, not saved: Foxconn's Wisconsin "factory" announcement is a bid to help Trump save face Cory Doctorow

politics Trustbusting is now a bipartisan issue Cory Doctorow

video games N64 modder re-imagines classic Super Mario Seamus Bellamy

experience economies The College of Extraordinary Experiences transforms you in the most mind-blowing way Ferdinando Buscema

Technology Apple's claims about recycling and sustainability are kinda entirely nonsense Seamus Bellamy

happy mutants The Copenhagen Letter: a set of principles for ethical technology Cory Doctorow

Business UK railway arches, the last bastion of publicly owned commercial space, engines of small business, about to be killed by privatization Cory Doctorow

Art and Design Artist David Henry Nobody Jr. on how impersonating a wealthy Trump fan "kind of drove me insane" Sarina Sinclair and Adam Gelbart

peak phosphorus The world is running out of phosphorus, which threatens global food supply Mark Frauenfelder

trumpism This Earth Day, join the Global March for Science Cory Doctorow

picks Astronaut says flight to Space Station felt like “burrito of awesomeness smothered in awesome sauce“ Xeni Jardin

Business Rich-world agricultural subsidies ensure coca leaves are Colombia's only viable cash crop Cory Doctorow

Food Plastic rice nightmare in Nigeria Rob Beschizza

apple Apple Bye Bye Jasmina Tesanovic

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