Russians' support for Putin drops off a cliff after pension cuts
The latest data from Levada, an independent Russian pollster, finds that support for all Russian political figures, including Vladimir Putin, has plunged, following a shift in the pension system th…
Boing BoingAmerican tech adoption has flatlined
The Pew Center reports that there’s been virtually no growth in US adoption of broadband, computers, mobile devices, or smart home devices for two years, and not just because of saturation: t…
Boing BoingA message to the kids from America's gerontocracy: DON'T VOTE
“Everything’s fine the way it is. Trump…that was us. He’s our guy. Tax cuts for the rich? Hell yeah, I’m rich as fuck. Climate change? That’s a “you problem”…I’ll be dead soon. Sure, school s…
Boing Boing30 years after cyberpunk, Japan is still the (greying, insular, shrinking, climate-wracked) future
30 years after cyberpunk, Japan is still the (greying, insular, shrinking, climate-wracked) future
Boing Boing30 years after cyberpunk, Japan is still the (greying, insular, shrinking, climate-wracked) future
30 years after cyberpunk, Japan is still the (greying, insular, shrinking, climate-wracked) future
Boing BoingUC Santa Cruz asks professors to rent their spare rooms to students who couldn't get housing guarantees
The director of housing for UCSC’s Silicon Valley campus asked the university’s 6,000 professors to consider sheltering their students to help bridge the shortfall between university-su…
Boing BoingVermont offers remote workers a $10,000 subsidy to relocate to the state
Vermont offers remote workers a $10,000 subsidy to relocate to the state
Boing BoingStagnant wages + soaring cost of living + massive cuts to services = collapsing US birth-rate
Stagnant wages + soaring cost of living + massive cuts to services = collapsing US birth-rate
Boing BoingUS housing prices skyrocket for homeowners and renters alike
US housing prices skyrocket for homeowners and renters alike
Boing BoingYoung people hate Facebook because it forces them to have a single identity
Young people hate Facebook because it forces them to have a single identity
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