scholarship Bernie Sanders got the GAO to study the life chances of millennials, and the report concludes that debt is "crushing their dreams" Cory Doctorow

hackers Report: U.S. military weapon systems and computers are ridiculously easy to hack Seamus Bellamy

racism The US military is allegedly investigating the cause of racial disparities in the US military Thom Dunn

politics New Jersey AG says 5 politicians took thousands in cash bribes via envelopes, paper bags, coffee cups Xeni Jardin

late stage capitalism America's life-expectancy income-gap widens precipitously Cory Doctorow

raketen The end of the Delta rocket nears Jason Weisberger

security You have the right to remain encrypted Albert Fox Cahn & Ayyan Zubair

brazil Crisis for Bolsonaro's justice minister Sergio Moro after leaks reveal that he targeted Lula for political prosecution Cory Doctorow

trump NASA accused of misrepresenting costs in new GAO report, Trump's moon mission now threatened Xeni Jardin

Journalism Australia's raids on journalists signal an authoritarian turning point Cory Doctorow

law Germany demands an end to working cryptography Cory Doctorow

aoc Bipartisan groups call on Congress to reinstate the Office of Technology Assessment, which Gingrich killed in 1995 Cory Doctorow

github Rise of the Surveillance Scooters? Albert Fox Cahn

surveillance Oh for fuck's sake, not this fucking bullshit again (cryptography edition) Cory Doctorow

corruption Cornered FCC admits that its website was never hacked Cory Doctorow

army U.S. Military bans GPS-enabled fitness trackers Seamus Bellamy

Business Amazon has been quietly selling its facial recognition system to US police forces, marketing it for bodycam use Cory Doctorow

swamp creatures EPA head Scott Pruitt is being investigated by the House of Representatives, Senate, White House, Office of Management and Budget, Government Accountability Office, and EPA Inspector General Mark Frauenfelder

law Appeals Court: Britain's Snoopers Charter is illegal mass surveillance and must be urgently reformed Cory Doctorow

trump Trump administration is contemplating nationalizing the 5g infrastructure, but Ajit Pai is staunchly opposed Cory Doctorow