maps Animations showing the population of every U.S. county from the 18th century until now Rob Beschizza
native americans A Canadian podcast reveals everything wrong with the Trump administration's migrant baby adoption policy Thom Dunn
happy mutants Edward Snowden on the accelerating pace of whistleblowing, and what it means for state secrecy Cory Doctorow
Culture Prototype dissidents: Timothy Leary and Václav Havel at the dawn of the internet age Lisa Rein and Michael Horowitz
books Matt Ruff's The Mirage: spectacular alternate history of Arabian manifest destiny Cory Doctorow