guns A Pittsburgh church held a gun buyback in honor of MLK Day and ran out of money in 40 minutes Thom Dunn
police Rayshard Brooks: Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe charged with felony murder + 10 other crimes Xeni Jardin
racism It's the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre that destroyed "Black Wall Street" Thom Dunn
racism Ahmaud Arbery: 2 months ago, unarmed black man shot and killed by civilians for jogging. Video just came out. Thom Dunn
singer/songwriter A delightful cover of "I Saw A Tiger," the insane country anthem from "Tiger King" Thom Dunn
politics In leaked audio, Michael Bloomberg defends racial profiling: "throw them up against the wall" Rob Beschizza
science fiction Welcome to 2020 and your annual State of the World discussion with Bruce Sterling, Jon Lebkowsky and The WELL Cory Doctorow
trumpism Betsy DeVos quietly spends millions to promote the unpopular policies she hopes to enact as a federal official Cory Doctorow
politics Rudy Giuliani: 'I needed Yovanovitch out of the way. She was going to make the investigations difficult for everybody' Xeni Jardin