lifestyles of the rich and hideous South Dakota is becoming a "mini-Switzerland for the world’s rich" Mark Frauenfelder
tabloids A beheaded tot, isolated stars, and cure coronavirus with herbs, in last week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
coronavirus Right-wing websites are weighing the pros and cons of letting people die from coronavirus to help the economy Thom Dunn
events Angelenos! I'm speaking in Culver City tomorrow about the sale of .ORG to private equity Cory Doctorow
science fiction Welcome to 2020 and your annual State of the World discussion with Bruce Sterling, Jon Lebkowsky and The WELL Cory Doctorow
corruption ICANN hits pause on the sale of .ORG to Republican billionaires' private equity fund Cory Doctorow
politics Peak billionaire: a billionaire tries to purchase a party nomination to outflank anti-billionaires so he can run against another billionaire Cory Doctorow
happy mutants The Porch of Doom: a Halloween haunt that sends visitors to a billionaires' Mars where they are expected to do all the dirty work Cory Doctorow
politics Billionaire Michael Bloomberg threatens to run for Democratic nomination if Biden drops Rob Beschizza
corruption How the "Varsity Blues" admissions scam punished deserving, hard working kids so that mediocre kids of the super-rich could prosper Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Dynasties: in-depth reporting on the wealthy, influential political and corporate families that not-so-secretly rule Canada Cory Doctorow
denialism A new biography reveals the Koch brothers' very early role in creating organized climate denial Cory Doctorow
grifters Billionaire who gave Jeffrey Epstein power of attorney in order to manage his finances says Epstein stole "vast sums of money" Cory Doctorow
california Fur industry paid protesters to attend California and New York hearings on a fur ban Cory Doctorow
media theory The reporter on the NYT's Bernie Sanders beat consistently fails to identify her sources as corporate lobbyists Cory Doctorow
science fiction "Fake News is an Oracle": how the falsehoods we believe reveal the truth about our fears and aspirations Cory Doctorow
elections Europe's surging, far-right, "anti-establishment" parties: funded by billionaires, voting for billionaire-friendly policies, lining their own pockets Cory Doctorow
