Business The DoJ's corporate "diversion" program is supposed to change bad corporate culture, but really, it enables repeat offenders Cory Doctorow

video Aerial footage of a Volkswagen diesel car graveyard in California Andrea James

corruption Deutsche Bank fined for laundering Russian money Mark Frauenfelder

Journalism A journalist on lessons from his Theranos takedown Andrea James

Comics "The Black Ghost" is a fun Latina twist on urban noir superheroes Thom Dunn

crime Trail of empty pill bottles led cops to Florida robbery suspects Xeni Jardin

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crime Court case lays bare KPMG's crimes: poaching employees from its own regulators and making them steal government secrets Cory Doctorow

politics Large, diverse coalition of civil society groups tell the US, UK and Australian governments not to ban working encryption Cory Doctorow

law Newsletter detailing the world of white collar crime John Struan

aviation Veteran Boeing manager was transferred to 787 production; based on he saw there, he won't fly in a Dreamliner and begs his family not to Cory Doctorow

california California's housing bubble is spilling over into poor and exurban neighborhoods, creating waves of crises Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Wyden's "Mind Your Own Business Act" would force online services to respect Do Not Track Cory Doctorow

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