security Independent evaluation of "aggression detection" microphones used in schools and hospitals finds them to be worse than useless Cory Doctorow
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human rights Elizabeth Warren proposes a ban on private prisons and immigration facilities Cory Doctorow
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late stage capitalism Paper-towel dispenser with a EULA prohibiting rival brands of paper Cory Doctorow
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late stage capitalism Ukrainian oligarchs accused of laundering $470b, buying up much of Cleveland Cory Doctorow
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Kids After American juvenile offenders are released, they can be re-imprisoned for failing to make restitution payments Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Majority of American millionaires support a wealth tax on American millionaires Cory Doctorow
uk On Grenfell's second anniversary, 60,000 Britons are still living in firetraps clad in the same deadly, decorative materials Cory Doctorow
scholarship Report from the Fed reveals that "economic growth" is a highly localized phenomena, masking widespread financial desperation Cory Doctorow
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late stage capitalism Wealth is correlated with greed, dishonesty and cheating — are these effects or a causes? Cory Doctorow
corruption Trump's new climate czar has repeatedly and unrepentantly compared efforts to reduce CO2 to Hitler's slaughter of 6,000,000 Jews Cory Doctorow
corruption The UK grew rich by looting the world; now it launders billions for other looters Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Congressional shaming prompts notorious Pentagon price-gouger to refund $16.1m Cory Doctorow
