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
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
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
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
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
