obituaries Little-known, criminally underappreciated 70s singer-songwriter, Judee Sill, finally gets an obit in the New York Times Gareth Branwyn
class war Even if you pay off your student loan, be prepared to spend decades trying to get bottom-feeding debt-buyers to acknowledge it Cory Doctorow
Calling the kettle black Here's a smart person deconstructing Steven Mnuchin's dumb speech about cryptocurrencies Mark Frauenfelder
corruption The government of Baltimore has been taken hostage by ransomware and may remain shut down for weeks Cory Doctorow
health Obamacare study: 25% decline in home delinquencies among newly insured poor people Cory Doctorow
class war Economic indicators: consumer debt continues to grow, delinquency rises, students face "crippling debt" Cory Doctorow
Business Wells Fargo admits it ripped off its customers, creates low-response-rate opt-in system for its victims to get paid back Cory Doctorow
Delinquent kids Watch: Determined goat breaks into office by butting glass door until it shatters Carla Sinclair