books John Perry Barlow's memoir, finished weeks before his death, is out Cory Doctorow

racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn

Book World Made By Hand is a post-pandemic world novel Mark Frauenfelder

Business Biden says Section 230 tech liability shield should end for Facebook, Zuckerberg should be subject to civil liability Xeni Jardin

security You have the right to remain encrypted Albert Fox Cahn & Ayyan Zubair

happy mutants America's Fiber Future: Susan Crawford on how America's wired future is slipping away Cory Doctorow

corruption New York City's municipal debt collectors have forged an unholy alliance with sleazy subprime lenders Cory Doctorow

in san francisco everyday is halloween Change.org petition to light Sauron's Eye above Salesforce Tower San Francisco Jason Weisberger

Business 100 US Mayors sign a pledge to boycott ISPs that commit Net Neutrality violations Cory Doctorow

surveillance London demonstrates the stupid, janky future of Smart Cities Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The Internet Archive's John Perry Barlow collection Cory Doctorow

john perry barlow John Barlow: Mayor of the Internet Kevin Kelly

corruption Despite Comcast's "misinformation campaign," Colorodans vote en masse to reject ban on municipal internet Cory Doctorow

web theory San Francisco may finally get decent internet access, thanks to municipal fiber Cory Doctorow

activism Here’s what happens when an activist actually tries to bridge a political gap with a can of Pepsi Caroline Siede

gop After North Carolina Republicans banned cities selling internet, a town decided to give it away instead Cory Doctorow

trump Commercial Finance Association pays Rudy Giuliani to offer his thoughts on Mexicans in the kitchens of New York Rob Beschizza

People who have lost their mind Colbert makes fun of loony Giuliani's Clinton illness conspiracy theories Mark Frauenfelder

politics Watch Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Tim Kaine, Mike Bloomberg speeches at 2016 DNC (Video) Xeni Jardin

bros Yet another tech worker rants about being overentitled Jason Weisberger