AI's Billion Dollar Tax Breaks: Data Center Giveaways Fuel Backlash
States have been competing to attract AI data centers, offering tax breaks to companies like Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft. Now Georgia is at the center of a growing debate over whether those incentives are still worth the cost.
How Detectives Caught the Golden State Killer—and Unleashed a Catastrophe for Civil Liberties
The methods used to catch the #GoldenStateKiller made it significantly easier to find suspects in horrendous cases. But it may be just as easy for the government to track innocent citizens via their #DNA.
Transgender Rights Under Trump: Policy Battles and Legal Fights
President Trump’s administration has made transgender rights a central policy issue, restricting gender identity recognition, limiting access to gender-affirming care, and banning transgender athletes from competing according to their gender identity. These actions have sparked legal battles and criticism from advocates, fueling a broader national debate.
How the Feds destroyed Backpage.com and its founders
Michael Lacey and James Larkin, two of the creators of Backpage.com, fought the Department of Justice for years charges about what was happening on the website. The documentary covers their backstory, the trials and bigger themes about the government’s role on the internet.
L.A. Finally Lets People Eat In Parking Lots
Los Angeles temporarily eased parking requirements during the pandemic, offering a glimpse of how much a less restrictive zoning code improves urban life.
Click Boys
This intimate and revealing 5-part docu-series follows LGBTQIA adult content creators who make their income through the internet subscription service OnlyFans.
How Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Became a Cultural Sensation
Whether or not the Flamin' Hot Cheetos origin story is a legend, what matters most is how this fiery snack has been embraced, repurposed, and re-interpreted by legions of fans. These puffy and pungent snacks have been featured in rap songs, YouTube challenges, TikTok cooking videos, clothing, jewelry, and a variety of food dishes with roots all over the world.
OnlyFans Didn't Save Sex Workers, Sex Workers Saved Themselves.
The web-camming site OnlyFans might have caught on during the COVID-19 quarantine, but sex workers started using the site years ago. It's the latest tool they use to ply their trade in safer and more autonomous ways.
Insane Clown Posse: 'We're First Amendment Warriors' for Juggalo Nation
On September 16, 2017, horror-core rap group Insane Clown Posse will lead the Juggalos in a march on the National Mall in Washington D.C. They'll be protesting the FBI's decision to label Juggalos as a "hybrid gang" back in 2011, which has lead to harassment and profiling of a group defined by its love for a music group.
Do You Have a Right To Repair Your Phone? The Fight Between Big Tech and Consumers
Eric Lundgren got 15 months in prison for selling pirated Microsoft software that the tech giant gives away for free. His case cuts to the heart of a major battle going on in the tech industry today: Companies are trying to preserve aspects of U.S. copyright law that give them enormous power over the products we own.
Drakeo the Ruler Recorded an Album on a Prison Phone
Rapper Drakeo the Ruler beat murder charges after prosecutors used his hyperbolic lyrics and videos as evidence he committed actual crimes. In his new album recorded from prison, he tells prosecutors not to misconstrue his music.
LA County Sheriffs Hassle Photographer, Trample Constitution, Get Lauded by Bosses
In October 2009, Shawn Nee, an award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer in Hollywood, California, was stopped by members of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) while taking pictures at a stop on the L.A. subway system.