security Defects in embedded OS Vxworks leaves an estimated 200m devices vulnerable, many of them mission-critical, "forever day" systems Cory Doctorow

activism How to be a guerrilla theatre activist David Pescovitz

politics AOC trounces Wall Street-backed primary challenger Rob Beschizza

covid Covid cases soar in U.S. Rob Beschizza

Innovation Listen: Inspiring commencement speech from Astro Teller, X's captain of moonshots David Pescovitz

politics Coronavirus whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright to testify before House health committee on May 14 Xeni Jardin

Science South Dakota's Republican governor resisted Coronavirus stay-at-home order, now it's a COVID-19 hot spot Xeni Jardin

News Unhinged Trump coronavirus briefing: 'There will be death,' says 1,000 military personnel going to NY Xeni Jardin

makers Autodesk's former CEO and his maker friends are cranking out face shields for nurses and doctors David Pescovitz

coronavirus WHO on Coronavirus: 'Test, test, test. Test every suspected case' Xeni Jardin

health Coronavirus outbreak is a pandemic, WHO says Xeni Jardin

blackwater Blackwater founder Erik Prince used ex-spies to infiltrate liberal groups for Project Veritas Thom Dunn

useful stuff Interview with Douglas Rushkoff Mark Frauenfelder

Environment Greta Thunberg has a crisply articulated demand 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

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

Kids Illinois schools don't just lock special ed kids in solitary, they also restrain them Cory Doctorow

Health Care Mom gets $3,000 bill after doctors remove plastic doll shoes from 3-year-old's nose Xeni Jardin

television The time Mikhail Gorbachev starred in a Pizza Hut commercial David Pescovitz

medical bills Hospital charges $2,658.98 to remove doll shoe from girl's nostril Mark Frauenfelder