elections Bumblefuck Watch: Rob Ford's brother hired his own "reporter" to ask him scripted softball questions for literal fake news spots Cory Doctorow
corruption Foxconn wants Wisconsin to keep paying it billions, but it won't disclose what kind of factory it will build Cory Doctorow
trumpism Wisconsin commissioned an independent report on how to fix the Foxconn deal. Result: it can't be done. Cory Doctorow
Business Foxconn promised it would do something with the empty buildings it bought in Wisconsin, but they're still empty (still no factory, either) Cory Doctorow
trumpism Delayed, not saved: Foxconn's Wisconsin "factory" announcement is a bid to help Trump save face Cory Doctorow
gop After $4.1 billion subsidy, Foxconn cancels plan to build Wisconsin "factory," now proposing a small R&D facility Cory Doctorow
gop As Wisconsin's corporate welfare to Foxconn keeps rising, the number of jobs to be created keeps falling Cory Doctorow
canada Trumpian Ontario premier Doug Ford will gut Toronto's city council to punish his Tory rivals Cory Doctorow
Business Wisconsin clears the way for Foxconn by bulldozing working peoples' homes and paying them pennies on the dollar Cory Doctorow