corruption Elizabeth Warren proposes an "excessive lobbying tax" that would fund independent Congressional experts and public participation in policy Cory Doctorow
police Police militarization is objectively bad for police and for society, according to science Thom Dunn
racism The US military is allegedly investigating the cause of racial disparities in the US military Thom Dunn
facebook Over 30 ex-Facebook employees slam Zuckerberg's inaction on harmful political posts in open letter Carla Sinclair
politics Andrew Cuomo's naked hostility drives out MTA president Andy Byford, the "Train Daddy" who has transformed the world's rail systems Cory Doctorow
police A bunch of rookie cops have recently been fired for doing bad things. Let's think about that for a moment. Thom Dunn
white nationalism This Washington State Representative has been accused of domestic terrorism and won't step down Thom Dunn
police Boston cops clocked 9,000 hours of overtime at the "Straight Pride" parade — and none of it with body cams Thom Dunn
health Sleuths discover the source of $28m in dark money lobbying in favor of emergency room "surprise bills": private equity firms that own doctors' practices Cory Doctorow
guns California cops will only be allowed to kill people when "necessary" as opposed to the old "reasonable" Jason Weisberger
racism "I'm 10-15": the secret CBP Facebook group full of racism, sexism, and jokes about migrant deaths Cory Doctorow
corruption In Alabama, it's traditional for sheriffs who lose their elections to steal and waste money, destroy public property Cory Doctorow
corruption A trove of leaks show that Brazil's "anti-corruption" task force was secretly trying to oust Lula and install a far-right strongman Cory Doctorow
History Remembering Velma Demerson: Grand soul, feminist, human rights advocate and writer Harry Kopyto
politics WATCH: Trump claims 'coup' against him led by Mueller, 'I didn't need a gun' to defeat 'attempted overthrow' Xeni Jardin
Honor First® Former Mozilla CTO was detained at US border and told he had no right to a lawyer Mark Frauenfelder
gender NH GOP lawmakers mocked gun violence survivors by wearing clutchable pearl necklaces to gun control hearing Cory Doctorow
