class war A socialist candidate for Minneapolis city council has broken all fundraising records through individual $25 donations Cory Doctorow

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jeffrey epstein The "Jeffrey Epstein's Financial Assistant Scheme" is a 2020 twist on the classic Nigerian Prince Scam Thom Dunn

white supremacists Noted white nationalist and guy who got punched in the face Richard Spencer is "financially crippled" from lawsuit Thom Dunn

lifestyles of the rich and hideous South Dakota is becoming a "mini-Switzerland for the world’s rich" Mark Frauenfelder

uk Coronavirus: UK will pay 80% of lost wages for those laid off due to COVID-19 outbreak Xeni Jardin

tabloids Bigfoot sighted, the Queen’s $1 trillion tax bill, and coronavirus targets the stars, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

finance The cum-ex scam stole $60b from European tax authorities: it's monumentally boring, complicated, and very, very important Cory Doctorow

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

politics Something Awful's "Fuck You and Die" forum went from freewheeling jokesters to Nazi shitposters, so it's dead 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

politics The 2010s were the decade of Citizens United Cory Doctorow

health Medicare for All would cut most Americans' taxes, creating the biggest American take-home pay raise in a generation Cory Doctorow

politics New Jersey AG says 5 politicians took thousands in cash bribes via envelopes, paper bags, coffee cups Xeni Jardin

canada Canada's infrastructure was once cheap and effective to build. Now, it's a titanic transfer from taxpayers to the world's biggest businesses and investors Rosemary Frei

china MMT: when does government deficit spending improve debt-to-GDP ratios? Cory Doctorow

elections Bloomberg's $34m presidential campaign ad-buy is 1.1% of the taxes Bernie, Warren and Steyer want him to pay Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Crowdfunding another year of Theyworkforyou, the UK's astounding, essential political tool Cory Doctorow

politics Peak billionaire: a billionaire tries to purchase a party nomination to outflank anti-billionaires so he can run against another billionaire Cory Doctorow

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