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Defend Occupy Wall Street From Eviction

Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation This is about more than just one protest. What’s at stake is the very right we have as Americans to speak out when we’ve been wronged, and to peaceably assemble as a community to seek redress from the government.Show original

The LA Times notices the “double standard” on Iran

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationBut wait a minute. Two weeks ago, the United States assassinated one of its enemies in Yemen, on Yemeni soil. If the U.S. believes it has the right to assassinate enemies like Anwar Awlaki anywhere in the world in the name of a “war on terror” that has no geographical limitation, how can it then argue…

Congressional study: Warren Buffett is right

Via Scoop.it – Internet of the absurdThe Congressional Research Service finds that U.S. tax code really is in violation of “The Buffett Rule”Show original

Joseph Stiglitz and Lawrence Lessig at Occupy Wall Street

Via Scoop.it – Internet of the absurdJoseph Stiglitz teaches at the Columbia Business School and Columbia’s Department of Economics and, of course, won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001.    Given Lessig’s focus on how corporate money corrupts our political system, it’s no surprising that he would have something to say about the potential of the Wall Street protests.Show original

Balloon Tardis – Boing Boing

Via Scoop.it – Internet of the absurdIn a remarkable feat of balloon twistery, Twisty Kristy made this full-sized balloon Tardis for eAtomic Comics at Chandler Fashion Square Mall.Show original