Corporations are ‘legal persons’ under the law. But their ability to be ‘owned’ by shareholders embeds a system of exploitation at the heart of capitalism.

What if we banned all advertising? Not regulate it—abolish it. This proposal would transform manipulation machines, and maybe save democracy itself. A thought experiment worth considering.

An unelected billionaire is running the state through a shadow government without formal checks – the constitutional order, now, is largely window dressing

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Wikenigma is a unique wiki-based resource specifically dedicated to documenting fundamental gaps in human knowledge.

James Harr, announced on social media that he planned to sell a deck of “Most Wanted CEO” playing cards, satirizing the infamous “Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards” introduced by the U.S. Government. He was then banned by Instagram, Tiktok, Paypal, Shopify, and Apple Pay.

There might not be a mysterious 'dark' force accelerating the expansion of the Universe after all.

Up to a third of the weight lost while taking weight loss jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro includes muscle and bone mass.

New calculations put the date much closer than we should be comfortable with

TikTok users who would normally leap at the chance to identify an alleged criminal are standing down during the manhunt for the killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Also, did the Chinese government just hack it?

Elon Musk has turned X into a political weapon.

A new book sorts the myths from the facts in a comprehensive account of how the former president became the United States’ most powerful businessmen.