politics Trump and Brexit are retaliation for neoliberalism and corruption Cory Doctorow

tabloids Hollywood hypocrites tearing America apart and rioters battling to destroy the United States, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

religion Ancient Israelites got high in temple David Pescovitz

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books The rise in home videoconferencing lets us browse more people's bookshelves David Pescovitz

Wonderful vintage clip of mod girls dancing to Desmond Dekker's "Israelites" David Pescovitz

politics Iowa caucus-goer learns her candidate is gay Rob Beschizza

Science Greta Thunberg: 'You have not seen anything yet,' climate activist says as Davos nears Xeni Jardin

politics Peak billionaire: a billionaire tries to purchase a party nomination to outflank anti-billionaires so he can run against another billionaire Cory Doctorow

Funny Sign of the times Xeni Jardin

happy mutants McMansion Hell visits the wealthy DC suburbs, home to the Brick Behemoth, the Tragic Tudor, the Chonky Corinthian, and more! Cory Doctorow

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race Les gilets noirs: a French protest movement defending migrants' rights Cory Doctorow

mistakes Richard Stallman resigns from MIT and the Free Software Foundation Rob Beschizza

Business Piketty on the "Brahmin left" and the "merchant right" Cory Doctorow

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books How "meritocracy" went from a joke to a dogma, and destroyed the lives of everyone it touched Cory Doctorow

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