This day in history

2006, 2011, 2016, 2020

#15yrsago Sf is the only literature people care enough about to steal on the Internet http://www.locusmag.com/2006/Issues/07DoctorowCommentary.html

#10yrsago Steven “Jumper” Gould’s new novel 7TH SIGMA: genre-busting science fiction/western kicks ass https://memex.craphound.com/2011/07/05/steven-jumper-goulds-new-novel-7th-sigma-genre-busting-science-fiction-western-kicks-ass/

#5yrsago Tories use Brexit as an excuse to slash corporate taxes to the lowest of any major economy https://www.ft.com/content/d5aedda0-412e-11e6-9b66-0712b3873ae1

#5yrsago UK cops routinely raided police databases to satisfy personal interest or make money on the side https://www.vice.com/en/article/yp3n3y/uk-police-accessed-civilian-data

#1yrago The real racial wealth gap https://pluralistic.net/2020/07/05/racial-wealth-divide/#class-war

Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, and blogger. He has a podcast, a newsletter, a Twitter feed, a Mastodon feed, and a Tumblr feed. He was born in Canada, became a British citizen and now lives in Burbank, California. His latest nonfiction book is How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism. His latest novel for adults is Attack Surface. His latest short story collection is Radicalized. His latest picture book is Poesy the Monster Slayer. His latest YA novel is Pirate Cinema. His latest graphic novel is In Real Life. His forthcoming books include The Shakedown (with Rebecca Giblin), a book about artistic labor market and excessive buyer power; Red Team Blues, a noir thriller about cryptocurrency, corruption and money-laundering; and The Lost Cause, a utopian post-GND novel about truth and reconciliation with white nationalist militias.