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cnn Anderson Cooper isn't a fan of Rod Blagojevich Gina Loukareas

corruption Olympics warns athletes that kneeling, fist-raising and other political actions will be banned at the Tokyo 2020 games Cory Doctorow

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crime Terabytes of data leaked from an oligarch-friendly offshore bank Cory Doctorow

mistakes Richard Stallman resigns from MIT and the Free Software Foundation Rob Beschizza

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music Reggae is now on UNESCO's list of protected cultural heritage David Pescovitz

social malaise This 70-year-old book about racist mass movements perfectly describes Trumpism Mark Frauenfelder

trumpism Why "leftism" is parting ways with "liberalism" and what it means for the future of American politics Cory Doctorow

happy mutants A vital guide to the Canadian encryption debate Cory Doctorow

flâneurs Walking while black, in Jamaica vs. the US Clive Thompson

science fiction Rod Serling: human rights activist as science fiction showrunner Cory Doctorow

politics Australia put an algorithm in charge of its benefits fraud detection and plunged the nation into chaos Cory Doctorow

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