Off-Facebook Activity is a Welcome but Incomplete Move
Bowing out of Facebook’s data collection just got easier but it’s far from enough. Gennie Gebhart writes.
Free Thing of the Week: Parable of the Polygons
We return to our Free Thing of the Week, and celebrate the first day of Black History Month with the intriguing Parable of the Polygons.
The IRS Gets Tough on Microsoft, But Microsoft Gets Tougher
For years, Microsoft has moved billions in profits to Puerto Rico to avoid taxes. When the IRS pushed it to pay, Microsoft aggressively fought back in court, lobbied Congress and changed the law. Paul Kiel reports.
Watching Shelley Die
A tribute to the actress who died a thousand times: Shelley Winters. Dennis Nyback writes.
What is the Earned Income Tax Credit and Do I Qualify?
If you qualify for the EITC, you should take it. Here’s how and why.
January 19, 1970: The Seattle Liberation Front
When radical Seattle stumbled into the 1970s, dissonant sectarian leitmotifs accompanied every local collective manifesto. After the nationwide collapse of Students for a…
The Creature at the Door: Part 4
Sable Jak’s story concludes.
The Palmer Raids: America’s Forgotten Reign of Terror
The raids constituted a horrific, shameful episode in American history. Why aren’t they remembered in history books? Lawrence W Reed writes.
“The Jokes Always Saved Us”: Humour in the Time of Stalin
Jokes are never about one thing — which is why they are dangerous. Yet people persist, even in the darkest times.
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