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‘Visible Shape’: Philip Glass, Lou Reed At Occupy Lincoln Center Captured In Artsy Short Film (VIDEO)

Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation Philip Glass and Lou Reed occupied Lincoln Center last week, after a performance of Glass’ opera, “Satyagraha,” at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.   “When righteousness withers away, and evil rules the land, we come into being, age after age, and take visible shape, and move, a man among men, for the protection…

Power in Numbers: China Aims for High-Tech Primacy

Via Scoop.it – Creating the Future China’s booming economy and growing technological infrastructure may thrust it to the forefront of the next generation of computing, many American experts say.   China is now the world’s second-largest venture capital market, growing to $7.6 billion from just $2.2 billion in 2005, while the American venture capital market has remained largely stagnantVia www.nytimes.com

Bernie Sanders Introduces OCCUPIED Constitutional Amendment To Ban Corporate Money In Politics

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationLast month, Rep.Ted Deutch (D-FL) stood up for the 99 Percent by introducing the Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy (OCCUPIED) Amendment, which would overturn the Citizens United decision, re-establishing the right of Congress and the states to regulate campaign finance laws…   Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced a…