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Business Telcoms companies try to rescue TV by imposing Internet usage caps on cord-cutters Cory Doctorow

education Boston Police Union throws a tantrum over Black Lives Matter at school week Thom Dunn
videos Wall Street and Trump are about to kill the CFPB, the only government agency that effectively polices bank scams, crimes and frauds Cory Doctorow
politics Schiff: I have 'grave concerns' over Nunes' Russia investigation leak to Trump Xeni Jardin
uk UK minister compares adblocking to piracy, promises action Cory Doctorow
Technology Review: Pimping my Char-Broil TRU-Infrared grill with a rotisserie robot, and all the fixins rjcjr
Business McDonald's sues to block Seattle's minimum wage Cory Doctorow
crime Growing movement against Mafia extortion Mark Frauenfelder
Business Network Solutions not sure if it will opt random customers into $1,850 "domain protection" plan Cory Doctorow
crowdfunding New Disruptors 49: Actually, Quite Likely! Recorded Live in Brooklyn Glenn Fleishman
Business Paying patent trolls off makes you complicit in the next round of extortion Cory Doctorow
books Exclusive excerpt from The Walking Dead novel – The Road to Woodbury Mark Frauenfelder
Copyfight Rand and Ron Paul denounce net neutrality and the public domain Cory Doctorow
National Trust audio tour of Soho London's darker side David Pescovitz
Business RuneScape devs refuse to cave in to patent trolls Cory Doctorow
Culture The ascendancy of the non-private person Andrea James
politics Hundreds of top British cops defrauded the taxpayer for millions in phony expense racket Cory Doctorow
Blu-Ray AND HD-DVD broken – processing keys extracted Cory Doctorow
Sony's spyware "remover" creates huge security hole Cory Doctorow
Tell Congress — No DMCA for webcasting! Cory Doctorow