voter suppression A patchwork of state "incompetence" laws cost tens of thousands of Americans their vote every year Cory Doctorow
police The ACLU analyzed the number of police in schools compared to social workers, and the results are staggering Thom Dunn
deaths Annie Glenn, widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn, dies age 100 of COVID-19 Xeni Jardin
coronavirus Alabama disaster plan would deny treatment to those with "severe mental retardation" Rob Beschizza
education Propublica offering diversity scholarships for students to attend 2020 journalism conferences Cory Doctorow
class war The Labour manifesto: transformation of the welfare system, fair conditions for workers, universal housing, home care for elderly, fully funded NHS, fair taxes for the rich Cory Doctorow
google Indigenous elder on Sidewalk Labs's Toronto consultation: "like being given blankets and gun powder and whisky to trade for our participation" Cory Doctorow
security One Weird Law That Interferes With Security Research, Remix Culture, and Even Car Repair Kit Walsh
happy mutants Bernie Sanders' "Thurgood Marshall Plan for Public Education" will desegregate schools, defund charters, pay teachers, end the school-to-prison pipeline Cory Doctorow
biographies Creator of Zippy the Pinhead writes a fantastic comic book biography of Schlitzie the Pinhead Mark Frauenfelder
homelessness New Orleans reduced homelessness by 90% (and saved a fortune) by giving homeless people homes Cory Doctorow
robots This pop-up cafe in Japan has a staff of robots controlled by people with disabilities Mark Frauenfelder
Business Wealthy investors are buying Long Beach's old low-rent buildings and evicting everyone, making them homeless Cory Doctorow
trumpism Ben Carson wants to raise rents on public housing tenants by 300%+, attacking elderly, people with disabilities and working poor Cory Doctorow
