human rights Alabama is home to the worst poverty in the developed world Seamus Bellamy

politics "Obamacare is law of the land" as replacement fails in House Rob Beschizza

telcoms Frontier: if you don't buy your router, we'll charge you a rental fee; if you DO buy your router, we'll charge you a "support" fee Cory Doctorow

monopolism The story of how Buffalo's oldest, best-established Black neighborhood was literally wiped off the map is a perfect parable about systemic bias — UPDATED Cory Doctorow

class war Exploring the ruins of a Toys R Us, discovering a trove of sensitive employee data Cory Doctorow

fake news Hillary Clinton’s funeral plans, and how to be like Donald Trump, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

High Intensity Supervision Program Judge: Paul Manafort must keep his ankle monitor on Mark Frauenfelder

Business New hedge-fund HQ will have "Champagne" buttons for the traders' desks Cory Doctorow

law "Nerds getting owned by normals" in Oracle v Google Rob Beschizza

politics More high-profile resignations at Breitbart, after abused reporter thrown under Trump's bus Cory Doctorow

tv The Six Million Dollar Man, season 1 Jason Weisberger