poverty Minnesota high school threw away hot lunches for students with over $15 of lunch debt Mark Frauenfelder

philosophy How America's hatred of poor people ties back to Puritan work ethic Thom Dunn

Business Pangea raised $180m to buy up low-rent Chicago properties "to help poor people," and then created the most brutally efficient eviction mill in Chicago history Cory Doctorow

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

activism Goodbye to the racist statue of Roosevelt and two people of color outside NYC's Natural History Museum David Pescovitz

puzzles My trip through the Starmaze: a world in the 9th dimension Jane Frauenfelder

police violence A US Air Force Sergeant linked to Boogaloo Bois charged with killing police officer Thom Dunn

censorship Bowing to China, Zoom deactivated accounts of US-based activists Xeni Jardin

Gadgets The bundle of 11 award-winning apps will straighten out your Mac in minutes. Boing Boing's Shop

george floyd New York Times column calls for U.S. military to suppress protests with "overwhelming force" Rob Beschizza

History Jayne Mansfield: Viral Warrior Matt Maranian

News COVID-19 grows in Los Angeles's poorer communities Jason Weisberger

interviews Talking Comics with Ignatz Award-Winning Cartoonist Noah Van Sciver Jeffery Klaehn

politics Trump blames Obama and Biden for coronavirus, again, in stupid tweet Xeni Jardin

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

tabloids Royals Clash, Clooneys divorce, and Jacko’s rotten feet in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

new york city A day in NY in the early 1980s through the eyes of musicians, artists, activists, filmmakers, and more Gareth Branwyn

Gadgets New iPhone SE, finally Rob Beschizza