politics Trump to kick 700,000 Americans off food stamps just in time for holiday cruelty display Xeni Jardin
institutional cruelty American are being hit with "zombie debts" from government benefits in the 1980s Mark Frauenfelder
racism Catherynne Valente schools her racist neighbors about the asylum seekers in their midst Catherynne Valente
fox and friends Fox and Friends guest: struggling Americans "are not working…they're watching porn" Carla Sinclair
ireland Anti-corruption yellow vest protesters in Dublin's streets, protesting the 2008 bailout, Catholic church scandals, spiraling housing costs and no legal weed Cory Doctorow
books The Fifth Risk: Michael Lewis explains how the "deep state" is just nerds versus grifters Cory Doctorow
bad ideas Farm bill will deny food assistance to 100,000 formerly incarcerated individuals Mark Frauenfelder
Business Bernie Sanders' new bill will force companies to reimburse governments for low-paid employees' welfare costs Cory Doctorow
law Eviction Lab: a comprehensive database of every eviction proceeding in America for the past 16 years Cory Doctorow
guillotine watch Stock market gains to the richest 2% of Americans in 2017 could pay for the entire nation's social programs Cory Doctorow
class war Oklahoma schools go on 4-day weeks so teachers can work at Walmart on Mondays to make rent Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Automating Inequality: using algorithms to create a modern "digital poor-house" Cory Doctorow
Business The final draft of the GOP tax plan transfers even more wealth to the 1%: now they get 83% Cory Doctorow
tools and tips Cool Tools podcast guest: Jennifer Pahlka, founder of Code for America Mark Frauenfelder
happy mutants Poor Detroit neighborhoods, abandoned by telcos and the FCC, are rolling out homebrew, community mesh broadband Cory Doctorow
corporatism Excellent, plain-language explainer on corporate and 1 percenter tax evasion, with a simple solution Cory Doctorow
