government shutdown At least 14,000 IRS workers did not show up to work this week, disobeying Trump's order Carla Sinclair

government shutdown Michael Moore has a message to federal employees: "Don't go to work!" Carla Sinclair

government shutdown Passenger confronts Republican Congressman sitting in first class on plane during government shutdown Carla Sinclair

government shutdown Man cleans filthy bathroom at national park, then sends Trump $28 bill Carla Sinclair

tsa Man with a gun in his carry-on bag slips by TSA and flies from Georgia to Tokyo Carla Sinclair

government shutdown Miami Airport is shutting down a 15-gate terminal that includes United over the weekend because of shutdown Carla Sinclair

News FCC closed due to government shutdown, Ajit Pai won't be at CES Xeni Jardin

china Tickets for Shanghai Disneyland re-opening sold out in 3 minutes Mark Frauenfelder

coronavirus Why "reopening" the economy won't save the economy Mark Frauenfelder

uk In coronavirus shutdown, Britain will pay self-employed people 80% of average monthly profit Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Right-wing websites are weighing the pros and cons of letting people die from coronavirus to help the economy Thom Dunn

security After ransomware took Baltimore hostage, Maryland introduces legislation that bans disclosing the bugs ransomware exploits Cory Doctorow

censorship Online freedom of expression hits a ten-year low Cory Doctorow

elections This Thanksgiving, don't have a political argument, have a "structured organizing conversation" Cory Doctorow

Drug War Industrial Complex Man spends 82 days in jail because cops said his honey was meth Mark Frauenfelder

xenophobia CBP employees' new challenge coin mocks care for migrant kids Cory Doctorow

uk The Chinafication of the internet continues as the UK proposes blocking any service that hosts "illegal" or "harmful" material Cory Doctorow

politics NSA domestic surveillance debate returns to Congress with 'Ending Mass Collection of Americans’ Phone Records Act' Xeni Jardin

politics ICE is detaining 50,000 people under Trump, an all-time high Xeni Jardin

politics More than 1,000 TSA workers still waiting for their paycheck after Trump government shutdown Xeni Jardin