Business Cuba's free med schools are the meritocratic institutions that America's private system can't match Cory Doctorow

News Meet Rahul Dubey, 'absolute legend' who sheltered ~70 protestors inside his home for 8 hours overnight Xeni Jardin

media The British press used to be amazingly homophobic, and the backsliding has begun Rob Beschizza

guns Sting operation: the NRA explains to white nationalist Australian political party how to deflect gun control calls after a massacre Cory Doctorow

politics A list of Steve King's worst remarks: Racist, shocking, and just plain stupid Xeni Jardin

News Lawyer Michael Avenatti arrested on felony domestic violence allegations: LAPD Xeni Jardin

News Alex Jones’ traffic drops by half after Facebook & YouTube ban Infowars Xeni Jardin

losers Right-wing troll James O'Keefe fails badly at baiting Washington Post with rape lie Mark Frauenfelder

rats An update from the War on Rats Jason Weisberger

I hate rodents Sic semper evello mortem rattus norvegicus Jason Weisberger

Science Sam Clovis, Trump's pick for USDA chief scientist, called progressives 'race traders' and 'race traitors' online Xeni Jardin

censorship Turkish dictator fires 15,000 more public workers, shuts down 375 more NGOs and 9 more news outlets Cory Doctorow

politics Reminder: the GOP has been attacking veterans and their families for years Cory Doctorow

politics How Joseph McCarthy's trusted hitman Roy Cohn became Donald Trump’s mentor Xeni Jardin

animals Should Cesar Millan be fed to pigs? Rob Beschizza

Business Red-baiting water speculator plans to drain the Mojave of its ancient water Cory Doctorow

books Why I wrote fiction about a Rob Ford-inspired mad mayor who settles grudges with knife fights David Nickle

rats The Rat King: On the Fascinations (and Revulsions) of Rattus Mark Dery