Business Trade war: Hasbro is shifting manufacturing to Vietnam and India, drawing down production in China 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

late stage capitalism Artist Nan Goldin leads protests at the Guggenheim and the Met over their reputation-laundering of the Sacklers' opioid epidemic fortunes Cory Doctorow

usausausa Bombing makes great propaganda, but not for the side that's doing the bombing Cory Doctorow

class war Foxconn has a long history of lying about its plans to open plants and create jobs Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2016 Gift Guide

gift guide Boing Boing's 2016 Gift Guide: Books Boing Boing

economics Roddenberry's Star Trek was "above all, a critique of Robert Heinlein" Manu Saadia

sports Where Muhammad Ali's public persona came from Kembrew McLeod

art The story of Traceroute, about a Leitnerd's quest Thomas Kaestle

picks How would you explain the difference between war and terrorism to a space alien? Barry Eisler

security On whistleblowers and secrecy: What author Barry Eisler said to a room of ex-intelligence officers Barry Eisler

obama President Obama's final State of the Union address Xeni Jardin

crime Pick-pocketed in Ho Chi Minh City: A cautionary tale Tom Fassbender

offworld Become a vigilante superhero in this interactive tale about wealth inequality Laura Hudson

offworld How card games became cool again Kim Nguyen

Caffeine can really mess with your head Murray Carpenter

Devo DEVO's Mark Mothersbaugh talks to Boing Boing about his other career: visual artist. Adam Lerner

happy mutants Carl Hiaasen's "Skink No Surrender" Cory Doctorow