Your tax dollars at work Even the fireworks were corrupt at Trump's July 4th 'Salute to America' Xeni Jardin

Your tax dollars at work ICE and Florida Sheriff try their hardest to deport man born in Philadelphia Mark Frauenfelder

trump Trump won't stop tearing up official papers so the White House archives employ a staff to tape them back together for the National Archives Cory Doctorow

Business Trump's finance watchdog wants to make the taxpayer-funded database of crooked banks go dark Cory Doctorow

Foolishness Man arrested for not returning VHS rental 14 years later Mark Frauenfelder

corruption Trump administration gave a $700M bailout to a $70M truck company after it allegedly defrauded the Pentagon Thom Dunn

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

politics VOA to be run by Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka, and Trump CEO pick Michael Pack, so two top VOA directors just quit Xeni Jardin

politics As coronavirus spreads, Melania Trump defends new White House tennis pavilion Xeni Jardin

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

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

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

class war The right is bankrolled by self-interested one-percenters making long-term investments; the left, by one-percenters with "moral whims" Cory Doctorow

Kids Philadelphians debate whether parks and rec centers should use anti-personnel weapons that indiscriminately target children Cory Doctorow

art High art subprime: borrowing on private art collections surges into billions Cory Doctorow

racism Catherynne Valente schools her racist neighbors about the asylum seekers in their midst Catherynne Valente

politics Elizabeth Warren profile: portrait of a savvy politician who appeals to working people, and who can get stuff done Cory Doctorow

health Open Insulin: biohackers trying to create a "microbrewery" for insulin as an answer to price-gouging Cory Doctorow

scams Thanks to the 2008 foreclosure crisis, a Kuwaiti ponzi schemer was able to single-handedly blight cities across America Cory Doctorow