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corruption The world's "free trade zones": hives of scum and villainy Cory Doctorow

excessive punishment A 21-year-old who overslept and missed jury duty was given 10 days in jail Mark Frauenfelder

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climate Whales worth about $1 trillion in carbon sequestration, analysis finds Clive Thompson

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justice U.S. reinstates death penalty, AG William Barr orders execution of 5 federal inmates Xeni Jardin

shunnings Macron, May, and Trudeau snub Ivanka Mark Frauenfelder

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