occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn
art Banksy installed a stunning artwork in a hospital; its auction will raise money for healthcare David Pescovitz
politics Healthcare providers facing criminal inquiries got coronavirus stimulus checks from Trump Xeni Jardin
coronavirus Help a musician's tour bus company provide shelter and facilities for NHS workers dealing with COVID-19 Thom Dunn
coronavirus Healthcare providers are allegedly denying chloroquine to patients because of Trump's statements Thom Dunn
Business Demanding coronavirus protections, Instacart workers plan to strike Monday, March 30 Xeni Jardin
Health Care Healthcare choice in America is a scam, according to the people who came up with it Thom Dunn
health Medicare for All would cut most Americans' taxes, creating the biggest American take-home pay raise in a generation Cory Doctorow
AI Peter Thiel claims AI is "Leninist" and "literally communist" in a sprawling speech for a think tank Thom Dunn
media theory The reporter on the NYT's Bernie Sanders beat consistently fails to identify her sources as corporate lobbyists Cory Doctorow
human rights Elizabeth Warren proposes a ban on private prisons and immigration facilities Cory Doctorow
racism Catherynne Valente schools her racist neighbors about the asylum seekers in their midst Catherynne Valente
kentucky Perhaps the reason @RepAndyBarr rescinded his invitation for AOC to visit the coal mines in his district is that there are none? Cory Doctorow
floss Electronic Health Records: a murderous, publicly subsidized, $13B/year grift by way of shitty software Cory Doctorow
Business One of pharma's most notorious gougers is going bankrupt, but 2019 is a banner year for shkreli-grade pharmaceutical price-hikes Cory Doctorow