Welcome to Lowercase Weekend Reads. Our weekend reads highlight the most important articles of the week.

How I survived a Chinese 're-education' camp for Uighurs

This is a first person account of the concentration camps in China. Make sure you are sitting down when you read this. This is exactly what journalism is supposed to be about. Imagine the things people would get away with if investigative journalists did not exist...

How to Hold Social Media Accountable for Undermining Democracy

Very interesting propositions and one that I agree with. Social media is not going anywhere so we might as well try to make it the best we can. 

It's only fake-believe: how to deal with a conspiracy theorist

I know a few conspiracy theorists and it is extremely hard to deal with them. This helped… 

Why $15 minimum wage is pretty safe

I studied economics and I know how stuck in their methods this pseudoscience is. When I see evidence that disapproves long accepted orthodox economic theories it always makes my day. 

We Need a New Media System

This is the article we discussed in our last Podcast (published Jan 21st). We need a new media system! Taibbi nailed this one.