Coronavirus Calls for an Emergency Rent Freeze and Eviction Moratorium Jacobin

Mar 132020
 

It is indefensible that people should have to fear eviction during a health crisis. Coronavirus calls for emergency controls on the housing market now. Hospital staff at the Norwood Hospital work to set up a tent from a trailer in Norwood, MA on March 11, 2020. David L. Ryan / Boston Globe via Getty As the reality of the coronavirus takes hold globally, our capacity — or lack thereof — to deal with the crisis…

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Post-apocalypse game show: “Hello, good evening, and remain indoors!” Boing Boing

Mar 132020
 

British comedy duo Mitchell and Webb created their “The Quiz” sketch format years ago, depicting a dilapidated and miserable TV game show broadcast in the wake of an apocalyptic “event” that means you really should stay indoors. Prophetic!

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New York State Court Invalidates Hostile Ballot Access Changes Made by Public Campaign Finance Commission Ballot Access News

Mar 132020
 

On May 12, the New York Supreme Court, Niagara County, invalidated the hostile ballot access changes made by the Public Campaign Finance Commission late last year. Hurley v Public Campaign Finance & Election Commission, E169547/2019. The order says, “The line between administrative rule-making (which can be delegated) and legislative action (which cannot be delegated) has clearly been transgessed. Here is the eleven-page order. Last year, the legislature gave the Commission the authority to re-write the…

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Tech Lobbyists Are Pushing Bad Privacy Bills. Washington State Can, and Must, Do Better. Deeplinks

Mar 092020
 

A data privacy bill in Washington State has gained momentum. The bill, 2SSB 6281 (also known as the Washington Privacy Act, or WPA), has received widespread support from big tech companies. It’s no wonder they like it because, as currently written, the WPA would be a weak, token effort at reining in corporations’ rampant misuse of personal data. The WPA didn’t come from nowhere, and it didn’t come alone. A number of industry-friendly groups have…

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