events To do in Boston Mar 23/24: The Free Software Foundation's Libreplanet conference Cory Doctorow
Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
racism Stop using the BLM hashtag on your black square (better yet, take it down and start listening and amplifying) Rusty Blazenhoff
workers rights It's International Worker's Day, so here's a look at a day in the life of a labor organizer Thom Dunn
music Listen to Cyndi Lauper's incredible isolated vocals for "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" David Pescovitz
politics Mike Pompeo issues a clever tweet to show his solidarity with Nancy Pelosi Mark Frauenfelder
chelsea manning An update from Chelsea Manning's support team on her ongoing incarceration Cory Doctorow
education Kentucky's Whitefield Academy expels student for wearing a rainbow shirt in a Facebook photo Cory Doctorow
corruption Olympics warns athletes that kneeling, fist-raising and other political actions will be banned at the Tokyo 2020 games Cory Doctorow
class war Top tech grads are increasingly unwilling to work for Big Tech, viewing it as a new, unethical Wall Street Cory Doctorow
education Students at elite Shanghai university protest the removal of "freedom of thought" from the school charter Cory Doctorow
elections Bernie Sanders is the only leading Democrat who hasn't taken money from billionaires Cory Doctorow
authoritarianism Political journalist Omoyele Sowore arrested and tortured under Nigeria's overbroad "cyberstalking" law Cindy Cohn
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
