Business The video game industry's best-of-class DRM is routinely cracked in less than 24 hours Cory Doctorow

facebook Facebook's new Fact-Checking policies have carved out an exemption for climate deniers Thom Dunn

science fiction Kim Stanley Robinson on how the coronavirus is rewiring our imaginations Gareth Branwyn

police Protesting is a non-essential activity, according to the Raleigh Police Department Thom Dunn

trump Trump calls mail-in ballots "corrupt" but reiterates that it's fine when he does it Thom Dunn

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

eff ICANN needs to ask more questions about the sale of .ORG Mitch Stoltz

happy mutant I chatted with Danny Elfman about his new MasterClass, and his ventriloquist dummy "Buddy" Rusty Blazenhoff

Kids Quiet Rooms: Illinois schools lead the nation in imprisoning very young, disabled children in isolation chambers Cory Doctorow

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

health In Kansas's poor, sick places, hospitals and debt collectors send the ailing to debtor's prison Cory Doctorow

World Mental Health Day It’s World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large Maureen Herman

bong bong Louisiana coroner 'definitely did some research' before declaring first known THC overdose Jason Weisberger

books Adam Savage, 'Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It' [BOOKS] Xeni Jardin

class war Ghost warrants: US cops routinely arrest people for warrants that were canceled long ago, and lock them up for months before discovering the error Cory Doctorow

fake news Scientology hell, Hollywood destroyed, and Prince Charles’ illegal marriage, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Paul Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison in Virginia trial, sentencing in Washington DC case next week Xeni Jardin

Business Whistleblower: Amazon Ring stores your doorbell and home video feeds unencrypted and grants broad "unfettered" access to them Cory Doctorow

designer humans Could we accidentally bestow human-style awareness into a pig? Arwen Elys Dayton

infosec Using information security to explain why disinformation makes autocracies stronger and democracies weaker Cory Doctorow