canada Greyhound abandons 400 remote communities in Canada Seamus Bellamy

coronavirus Glowforge laser cutter owners made over one million "ear savers" for hospital mask wearers Mark Frauenfelder

Business Colin Kaepernick joining the board of Medium David Pescovitz

coronavirus Six reasons why some people refuse to stay home during a pandemic Mark Frauenfelder

Comics Meet these incredible collectors of the gags and novelties sold in old comics David Pescovitz

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

Business Big Telco wants more federal money to offer slower rural broadband Cory Doctorow

kentucky One of the poorest, most desperate regions in Appalachia is experiencing an economic miracle thanks to fiber run by a New Deal-era co-op Cory Doctorow

police Bill Barr's police speech proves the GOP doesn't actually care about "small government." Thom Dunn

social media How cities can serve as a model for social media platforms to build better community spaces Thom Dunn

uk Labour pledges universal broadband and nationwide fibre, will renationalise the farcical, terrible BT Openreach Cory Doctorow

class war How the British left should seize this moment to strip finance of its political clout Cory Doctorow

science fiction Beautiful boxed set of two Octavia Butler novels Mark Frauenfelder

books Out today: a two-volume, slipcased edition of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents, introduced by Gloria Steinem and Toshi Reagon Cory Doctorow

microplastics Microplastics in drinking water is likely not harmful to people, World Health Organization says Mark Frauenfelder

privacy Interoperability and Privacy: Squaring the Circle Cory Doctorow

trump ICE arrests 680 workers at Mississippi food processing plants Xeni Jardin

politics Kamala Harris policy generator Rob Beschizza

usausausa Small town, independent and municipally owned ISPs offer America's best connectivity Cory Doctorow

corruption Facebook hate group investigation reveals 400 police officers, including NYPD cops, to be members Xeni Jardin