Technology Microsoft hires former AG Eric Holder to audit facial recognition tech used on West Bank Xeni Jardin
crime Obama's legacy: eight years of not holding executives criminally responsible for their companies' misdeeds Cory Doctorow
History Juneteenth: "Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones." David Pescovitz
trump Facebook account that copies Trump's posts word-for-word gets flagged for inciting violence Xeni Jardin
Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
coronavirus South Dakota governor tries to crush Native American efforts to contain the coronavirus Thom Dunn
Business Facebook helps launch American Edge, lobbying group in DC to fight antitrust regulators Xeni Jardin
Trump halts some residency applications, backing off promised suspension of all immigration Rob Beschizza
usps They're never going to get rid of the Postal Service because then who would deliver the scorpions? Thom Dunn
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Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow