cheaters Ringleader of college admissions scandal now admits he helped over 750 families sneak their way into college Carla Sinclair
social media The Weinstein Effect is already taking a readership toll on the lefty blogosphere Andrea James
politics Can you guess what they found this anti-gay conservative Republican doing with another man? Rob Beschizza
corruption Hereditary Samsung chieftain arrested for bribing disgraced president's "Shamanic" cult leader Cory Doctorow
corruption Investigation accuses French right-wing leader of funnelling €500K to his wife for "fake job" Cory Doctorow
Killers hunt Prince Andrew, Brad Pitt’s secret daughter, and George Clooney’s plastic surgery shocker, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan
crime Wells Fargo's ex-CEO will pay $17.5m in fines and never work in banking again (but he is still very, very rich) Cory Doctorow
politics Google spent ~$150 million on US lobbying over last decade, followed by Facebook at ~$81M, Amazon almost $80M: Federal filings Xeni Jardin
surveillance Multiple Amazon employees have been fired for spying on Ring owners' cameras Cory Doctorow
mckinsey McKinsey's internal mythology compares management consultants to "the Marine Corps, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Jesuits" Cory Doctorow
fox news Gretchen Carlson to Fox: release employees from NDAs, 'buying silence instead of stopping harassment is immoral and unjust' Xeni Jardin
tabloids End of the British monarchy, FBI’s Epstein cover-up, and Mary Poppins’ orgy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
corruption Elizabeth Warren proposes a 4-year ban on government officials going to work for "market dominant" companies Cory Doctorow
History The wonderful You Must Remember This podcast returns to tell the secret history of Disney's most racist movie, Song of the South Cory Doctorow
