transparency Trump's Interior Secretary is now blacking out nearly all details of his calendar Cory Doctorow
Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
corruption 1 in 14 Trump appointees is a former lobbyist, four times the rate under Obama Cory Doctorow
corruption Payday lenders switched their trade show to a Trump hotel and sent Trump at least a million bucks, then he gave them carte blanche to make billions preying on poor people Cory Doctorow
trumpism Air Force veteran Reality Winner is serving 5 years for blowing the whistle on Russian election interference, while Trump's Russia-dealing cronies are going free Cory Doctorow
picks Michael Cohen SDNY sentencing memo recommends 'substantial prison,' and Individual-1 is in deep trouble Xeni Jardin
parasitology John Oliver presents all the swamp creatures Trump has poured in the swamp Mark Frauenfelder
swamp creatures EPA head Scott Pruitt is being investigated by the House of Representatives, Senate, White House, Office of Management and Budget, Government Accountability Office, and EPA Inspector General Mark Frauenfelder
trump 'FAKE NEWS is the enemy,' Trump texts to fans, blaming failure on 'SABOTAGE' by 'SWAMP' creatures Xeni Jardin
migration Meet Sedgewick the Monarch Caterpillar—and find out what you can do to save his species David Mizejewski
Science Dinner’s Revenge: mealworms that survive in the stomach, then eat their way out of predators Mary Roach