government Meet the only lobbyist pushing for US government "disclosure" of E.T. visitation David Pescovitz

politics Here's where Donald Trump is dining with rich donors tonight, raising $10 million with tickets at $580,600 per couple Xeni Jardin

COVID-19 Is anyone surprised?: "Reopen America" is an astroturf campaign Gareth Branwyn

fbi Newly released documents show that the FBI used standard FBI tactics on Michael Flynn Thom Dunn

taxes Howto: file your taxes for free without getting defrauded into paying a big tax-prep firm Cory Doctorow

Business Explaining the con that is private equity Cory Doctorow

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

corruption Lawmaker admits not independently researching lobbyist's claim that ectopic fetuses could be reimplanted in the uterus, blames medical journals Cory Doctorow

health In any other industry, emergency medical billing would be considered fraudulent Cory Doctorow

uk US pharma and biotech lobbyists' documents reveal their plan to gouge Britons in any post-Brexit trade-deal Cory Doctorow

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

Copyfight China wants to lead the UN's World Intellectual Property Organization Cory Doctorow

facebook Activists target Facebookers over "Gold Tier" sponsorship of Kavanaugh event Cory Doctorow

transparency Suppressed internal emails reveal that the IRS actively helped tax-prep giants suppress Free File Cory Doctorow

california Burbankers! Help put an eviction-protection measure on the 2020 ballot! Cory Doctorow

corruption Meet the deep-pocketed Biden Bros: lobbyists for arms dealers, for-profit health-care, Azerbaijani oligarchs, Comcast Cory Doctorow

mistakes BBC apologizes after interviewer confuses politician's resting smirk for actual laughter Rob Beschizza

corruption Bernie supporters are the most diverse of any Democratic presidential contender Cory Doctorow

corruption 1 in 14 Trump appointees is a former lobbyist, four times the rate under Obama Cory Doctorow