germany Marx's birthplace celebrates his bicentennial with Communist traffic-lights Cory Doctorow

Business Why Americans can't stop working: the poor can't afford to, and the rich are enjoying themselves Cory Doctorow

science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn

anti-endorsement Daughter of GOP candidate begs "Please for the love of God do not vote for my dad" Mark Frauenfelder

Science Look at this photo printed on algae in a petri dish Xeni Jardin

oligarchy What the late, great James Connolly got right about socialism and oligarchies Thom Dunn

satire Marco Rubio's recent rant on socialism accidentally proved Marx right Thom Dunn

books How to read long, difficult books Cory Doctorow

education Students at elite Shanghai university protest the removal of "freedom of thought" from the school charter Cory Doctorow

movies In the mood for a different kind of horror movie tonight? Go see Parasite Natalie Dressed

books A visual history of Soviet anti-religious artwork Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism After unsuccessful legislative reform, German radicals defy the law to dumpster-dive at grocery stores Cory Doctorow

fashion Restored footage (with sound) of a 1928 fashion show in Paris Mark Frauenfelder

economics "Productivity" is a perfect example of the pseudscience underpinning economics Cory Doctorow

grifters Billionaire who gave Jeffrey Epstein power of attorney in order to manage his finances says Epstein stole "vast sums of money" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Paul Krassner, RIP (1932 – 2019) Mark Frauenfelder

activism Suspicious material in letters to Straight Pride Parade organizers turned out to be… glitter! David Pescovitz

china How China ingests and adapts western culture Cory Doctorow

music Video for Patti Smith's gorgeous tribute to avant-garde poet/dramatist Antonin Artaud David Pescovitz