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Cybersecurity, Corporate Surveillance & Crypto. How Safe Are We? (video)

In the US, there is little or no Internet regulation to protect the privacy of the unassuming public or to ensure the accuracy of information disseminated through social media. Consumers are left to ferret out scams and misinformation on their own. The highly unregulated landscape of Internet-based commerce and finance is the ideal breeding ground for risky, get-rich-quick schemes. Enter cryptocurrency, nonfungible tokens (NFTs), and blockchain.

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Fight for $15 in a Right-to-Work State (video)

Tucson is a low-wage town in a low-wage stingy state. Tucson Fight for $15 is on the Nov. 2022 ballot. If passed by the voters, this proposition will raise the local minimum wage to $15 by 2025 and create worker protections.

Update: Court Hears Oral Argument On Arizona Legislature’s Abuse of State Budget Process To Enact Pet Policy Bills

Update on Update On State Lawsuits Over Anti-Mask Orders (excerpt): [Background]: Mask mandates, election changes don’t belong in budget bill, lawsuit claims: Mask mandates, changes to how elections are run and limits on how racial issues can be discussed in Arizona classrooms all were stuffed into the state budget in June. Now, a coalition of education and … Read more

Groundhog Day

We held another petition signing event at our house over the past couple of days and it occurred to me what long shots citizen driven ballot initiatives are. And, that they are often, reactive, not proactive. It may feel as though we are in the driver’s seat when pursuing ballot measures, but just as in … Read more