coronavirus Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy officially deemed "essential workers" by New Zealand Prime Minister Thom Dunn

income What we talk about when we don't talk about our salaries Thom Dunn

Economy This chart reveals why the rising GDP hasn't helped the middle class Mark Frauenfelder

los angeles Hollywood assistants are the latest group to come together, share their salaries, and demand better working conditions Thom Dunn

Journalism Hundreds of journalists are sharing their salary information in a spreadsheet Thom Dunn

afrofuturism Watch this opera adaptation of an Octavia Butler novel on Friday night Thom Dunn

Science We need a "science of the night" David Pescovitz

evangelicals A harrowing look inside the apocalyptic Evangelical cult around Donald Trump Thom Dunn

china MMT: when does government deficit spending improve debt-to-GDP ratios? Cory Doctorow

class war The Labour manifesto: transformation of the welfare system, fair conditions for workers, universal housing, home care for elderly, fully funded NHS, fair taxes for the rich Cory Doctorow

economics The median household income of each state in the USA David Pescovitz

uk Trial begins for the "cum/ex" bankers accused of stealing €447m and trying for €60b Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Sarah Pinsker's "Song for a New Day": outstanding dystopian rock-and-roll novel of rebellion and redemption Cory Doctorow

Business Piketty on the "Brahmin left" and the "merchant right" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Thomas Piketty's new book uses data to trace how inequality changes ideology Cory Doctorow

books How "meritocracy" went from a joke to a dogma, and destroyed the lives of everyone it touched Cory Doctorow

health The widening health gap between America's rich and poor is the result of worse health for the poor, not better health for the rich Cory Doctorow

health How Memphis's Methodist University Hospital, a "nonprofit," sued the shit out of its Black, poor patients while raking in millions and paying execs more than a million each Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Majority of American millionaires support a wealth tax on American millionaires Cory Doctorow

politics Survey: 50% of Americans believe 'made-up news' is a very big problem for the country today. 46% say the same about climate change. Xeni Jardin