Biden should start a new Civilian Conservation Corps, to repeat its achievements while correcting some mistakes.

Pakistan is charging women with "criminal defamation" for accusing a famous star of groping them.

It is an injustice to make defamation a crime. Doing so invites repression. Also, we should refuse to pay heed to vague criticisms such as "inappropriate" whatever. If an action is wrong, you should describe it in a concrete way which shows what sort of wrong it is.

The EPA has regulated greenhouse gas emissions, but grandfathered all existing models of planes, so that the regulation is a no-op.

*The pandemic has taken surveillance of workers to the next level.*

The extreme of this is represented by the Amazon warehouse, where a worker's every move is controlled by the computer system. This is one of many reasons to refuse to buy from Amazon.

Unfortunately, surveillance of workers is not limited to Amazon. I think states should pass laws to limit surveillance of workers. It should cover independent contractors as well as employees.

The law should completely forbid demanding that workers run any specific software on their own computers (keep in mind that portable phones are computers); the employer who wants that must furnish the computer at no charge.

Pakistan's repression forces have disappeared thousands of people and tortured them. In most cases the victim is never seen again, so the thugs have probably killed them. A fraction are released alive. A fraction are dumped on the street, dead.

Human rights defenders that oppose disappearances and torture are a specially preferred target.