Science New York's rat population has genetically diverged into "uptown" and "downtown" subpopulation Cory Doctorow
scholarship How an influential economics paper used imaginary environmental overregulation to spur low-density luxury housing Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Poor Detroit neighborhoods, abandoned by telcos and the FCC, are rolling out homebrew, community mesh broadband Cory Doctorow
Business After a show of solidarity from America's critics, Disney caves on blacklisting the LA Times from movie screenings Cory Doctorow
corruption LA Times barred from press-screenings of Disney movies after reporting on corporate welfare in Anaheim Cory Doctorow
class war A socialist candidate for Minneapolis city council has broken all fundraising records through individual $25 donations Cory Doctorow
urban theory NYC civic hackers invite frustrated Silicon Valleyites to do good in New York Cory Doctorow
web theory San Francisco may finally get decent internet access, thanks to municipal fiber Cory Doctorow
urban theory Zoning and the housing crisis: at Manhattan densities, San Francisco could house 100 million people Cory Doctorow
elections Occupy activists and Sanders-backed progressives are fighting (and winning!) local elections across the USA Cory Doctorow
privacy The London Underground thinks it can sell travelers' attention and wifi data for £322m Cory Doctorow
law British Columbia government forces Vancouver dad to end his kids' free-range city bus rides to school Cory Doctorow
books Arbitrary Stupid Goal: a memoir of growing up under the tables of the best restaurant in New York Cory Doctorow
