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In Mexico, cartels are hunting down police at their homes
The notoriously violent Jalisco cartel has responded to Mexico’s “hugs, not bullets” policy with a policy of its own: The cartel kidnapped several members of an elite police force in the state of Guanajuato, tortured them to obtain names and addresses of fellow officers and is now hunting down and killing police at their homes, on their days off, in front of their families.
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The absurdly high cost of [U.S.] insulin, explained
Colorado just became the first state to cap the price of insulin at $100 per month. By Julia Belluz.
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The Big Tech Investigations That Should Have Started in 2012
Two missed opportunities from the Federal Trade Commission, on Google and Facebook, led us to the monopoly crisis we face today. By David Dayen.
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My TED talk: how I took on the tech titans in their lair
For more than a year, the Observer writer has been probing a darkness at the heart of Silicon Valley. Last week, at a TED talk that became a global viral sensation, she told the tech billionaires they had broken democracy. What happened next? By Carole Cadwalladr.
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The Sorcerous Syndicate of Molfetta: Dodging the Inquisition
“I’m not a conspiracy theorist – I’m a conspiracy analyst.” – Gore Vidal. By Aaron Dabbah.
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It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real
Network investment is down, layoffs abound, and networks are falling apart. This isn’t the glorious future Ajit Pai promised. By Karl Bode.
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Facebook’s Very Bad Month Just Got Worse
Incriminating internal e-mails, an ugly P.R. campaign, explosive exposés, denials, and denunciations snowballed into more trouble for the social network. By Sue Halpern.
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How Facebook Deforms Us
Strengthening our social fabric won't be enough to fix the platform that's fraying it. By L. M. Sacasas.
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The Music Industry Asks US Government to Make 'Unauthorized Streaming' a Felony
The RIAA has also renewed calls for the government to consider 'website blocking' and filtering to stop music piracy. By Karl Bode.
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Parents Deliver Ashes of Diabetic Children to Price-Gouging Insulin Manufacturer
When people die from lack of access to medicine, health care profiteers should expect resistance. By Mike Ludwig.
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Mexican military disarm entire police force in resort city 'corrupted by drug gangs'
Mexican authorities have taken control of the entire police force in the southern Mexican city of Acapulco, claiming the department has been infiltrated by drug gangs. Two police commanders have been accused of murder, while the rest of the force officers have been stripped of their guns, radios and bulletproof vests and taken for background checks.
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Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data during California wildfire
Fire dep't had to pay twice as much to lift throttling during wildfire response. By Jon Brodkin.
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All EFF’d Up
The lords of the internet care very little about user privacy—what they want to preserve, is their own commercial license against government regulation of any kind. By Yasha Levine.
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‘Crush Them’: An Oral History of the Lawsuit That Upended Silicon Valley
Twenty years ago, Microsoft tried to eliminate its competition in the race for the future of the internet. The government had other ideas. By Victor Luckerson.
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Newsonomics: Alden Global Capital is making so much money wrecking local journalism it might not want to stop anytime soon
Digital First Media's financials — revealed here — show how the company has ridden its deep cuts to nearly $160 million in profits and the highest margins in the business. By Ken Doctor.
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The DCCC’s controversial meddling in 2018 primaries, explained
The case for and against national Democrats intervening in primaries. By Ella Nilsen.
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The Ultimate Infinity War
Nerdist Remix
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Agriculture Wars
If country music gave voice to many American farmers during the 20th century, what does it have to say about the fundamental shift in farm labor that is coming to define the 21st? By Nick Murray.
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Big Companies Are Getting a Chokehold on the Economy
Even Goldman Sachs is worried that they're stifling competition, holding down wages and weighing on growth. By Noah Smith.
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The Case Against Google
Critics say the search giant is squelching competition before it begins. Should the government step in? By Charles Duhigg.
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