native americans That time George Washington ordered "total destruction and devastation" of the Haudenosaunee Thom Dunn
black lives matter Angry couple tries to paint over city-approved BLM mural, community fights back Carla Sinclair
COVID-19 After re-opening casinos, Nevada boasts fastest virus transmission rate the US Mark Frauenfelder
unions A supposedly progressive vegan food company called No Evil Foods was involved in some evil union busting Thom Dunn
Business Facebook ad boycott includes Ben & Jerry's, REI, Patagonia, North Face, Eddie Bauer Xeni Jardin
activism Goodbye to the racist statue of Roosevelt and two people of color outside NYC's Natural History Museum David Pescovitz
Technology IBM to exit facial recognition business, opposes use of AI technology for mass surveillance Xeni Jardin
News 'Black lives matter' —Mark Zuckerberg, who says Facebook may change policy on state violence, voter suppression Xeni Jardin
Business Reddit to honor Ohanian's request to appoint Black director, and address anti-Black hate Xeni Jardin
politics Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis denounces Trump as a threat to America, compares him to Nazis Rob Beschizza
tabloids The Man Who Knew Too Much! Why China murdered its own ambassador, in this week’s highly dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Post-truth is pre-fascism Excellent Atlantic article about QAnon and how it is becoming an anti-Enlightenment religion Mark Frauenfelder
coronavirus City official resigns after throwing cat in the air and drinking beer during Zoom meeting Xeni Jardin