Paul Sonn

worker justice, new puppy dad, outdoors enthusiast, Boston native, tweets my own

[Paul Sonn @paulsonn]

Great story on the students leading the struggle to change the least economically diverse of NYC's 400+ high schools, @Hunter_College HS
@matthewhaag @hchs4diversity

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[Brad Lander @bradlander]

Every life stolen was an entire world.

The point is not to pretend that all we need is shared mourning, or to equate the suffering on both sides. Reckoning and accountability are required. But on this third anniversary of October 7th, a good start is to try to resist the flattening of empathy, to let ourselves weep for all the lives lost, the children killed, the families torn apart, the homes destroyed.

Join me tonight in Union Square, to mourn together, and to demand a future that doesn’t compromise on anyone’s humanity.

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[Zephyr Teachout @ZephyrTeachout]

You have no idea how big a deal this is.

It gets out of the bottleneck of AG enforces or nobody does. It gets around arbitration!!

Congrats to Sam, @HarveyforNY, Mamdani, this is a major moment for actually enforcing all those EXISTING laws that get shoved into quiet corners.

[Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinst]

Important read from @helloDCWP Commissioner @saalevine on how New York City is reclaiming worker power in the age of AI ⬇️

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.

[Boston Globe New Hampshire @Globe_NH]

Dartmouth is in an uproar after news emerged that its top academic officer, Provost Santiago Schnell, heavily relied on AI to write multiple, published articles — including an opinion piece about how universities should navigate the ethics of AI use.

https://t.co/FeyVlkKBuO

[Paul Sonn @paulsonn]

Good piece by @tomperriello on the threat post by possible federal preemption of stronger state protections under a compromise federal AI bill

[Tom Perriello @tomperriello]

My new piece in @newrepublic: On AI, federal preemption will be what NAFTA was for globalization – a voter litmus test on who reached for water and who reached for gas when their jobs and communities were on fire.

[ALIGN @ALIGNny]

Wu-Tang Clan was right: Cash Rules Everything Around Me.

We went down to the Whitehall Ferry Terminal to ask Staten Islanders about the minimum wage and what we can do about affordability in New York City:

[Charlie @ccbaker2023]

With Mamdani on vacation, NYC has been left defenseless. Park Slope has now fallen to the British

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon.

Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.

It leaves our workers unprotected and our streets less safe. It's time for a change.

I'm proud to support the Delivery Protection Act to crack down on exploitative subcontracting and build an economy that works for everyone.

[Congressman Chris Deluzio @RepDeluzio]

This new age of technology and surveillance calls for Congress to act fast to protect workers' privacy, safety, and right to organize. My Stop Spying Bosses Act would do just that.

[Streetsblog New York City @StreetsblogNYC]

Big trucks with 53 foot trailers should be a rare sight in the five boroughs, since they’re not legally allowed on our streets. But these rare birds are being seen all over New York City, all the time. . .

[Brad Lander @bradlander]

One month ago, the voters of NY-10 made me the Democratic nominee for Congress.

I remain profoundly grateful to our incredible team and supporters, humbled by the faith New Yorkers have placed in me, and – most of all – energized for the urgent fights ahead.

[Nick Garber @nick_garber]

NEW: Amazon has quietly spent $5 million to bankroll a campaign against a City Council bill that would force it to directly employ its delivery drivers—funneling the money through a coalition that’s made small business owners the face of its cause:
https://t.co/wNWDnVRWpL

[Paul Sonn @paulsonn]

@RenuMukherjee1 When the Ivies use standardized tests as one factor to ensure low-income applicants are adequately prepared to succeed, they norm the tests for disadvantage and don't require a 1500 or 1550 or whatever. But the SHSAT bases admission solely on such meaningless differences.

[Paul Sonn @paulsonn]

@NickyFrank30 Not remotely true. Look at the Bard and Beacon HS admissions systems here in NYC. Or Thomas Jefferson High School in suburban DC -- arguably higher ranked than Stuy -- which offers admission to the top graduates from each of its district's middle schools.

[Paul Sonn @paulsonn]

@LincolnRestler @BrandondelPozo Exactly. No selective colleges and, outside of NYC, virtually no selective high schools base admissions solely on a single high stakes test. Better approaches are readily available if we look beyond NYC's parochial SHSAT system.

[Paul Sonn @paulsonn]

@LincolnRestler 3/3 The results speak for themselves. Their student bodies look much more like the city they serve. And they are excellent schools that send lots of grads to top colleges – and are far less bureaucratic, and pressure-cooker-ish than the SHSAT schools.

[Paul Sonn @paulsonn]

@LincolnRestler 2/3 A far better approach can be seen right here in NYC: Bard Manhattan, Bard Queens & Beacon – some of the city’s best, highly selective high schools – use a far better multi-factor admissions system, and reserve about half of slots for low-income kids.