piketty A 70% tax on income over $10m is designed to correct inequality, not raise revenue Cory Doctorow

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

travel Worst upgrade ever: there are bed bugs on airplanes now. Seamus Bellamy

china Three kinds of propaganda, and what to do about them Cory Doctorow

Self-Dissection: a conversation with satirical English author Will Self Mark Dery