Cognizant Transmutation

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationI also wanted to take a minute and thank everyone who called or wrote their Congressperson to speak out against SOPA and PROTECT IP. As a result of people speaking up in the last few days, a lot has happened:   – Republican Representative Darrell Issa and Democratic Representative Nancy Pelosi came out against the bill.…

Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation“Facebook has moved from merely being a walled garden into openly attacking its users’ ability and willingness to navigate the rest of the web. The evidence that this is true even for sites which embrace Facebook technologies is overwhelming, and the net result is that Facebook is gaslighting users into believing that visiting the web is…

Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation The violent response from authorities will only solidify the peaceful movement…   A year ago, no one imagined an Arab Spring, and no one imagined this American Fall — even the people who began planning for it this summer. We don’t know what’s coming next, and that’s the good news. My advice is just of…

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationOnce the cordon formed, the deputy sheriffs pointed their truncheons toward the crowd. It looked like the oldest of military maneuvers, a phalanx out of the Trojan War, but with billy clubs instead of spears.   The students were wearing scarves for the first time that year, their cheeks rosy with the first bite of real…

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationNorman B. Smith was diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer by his doctor at LA’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, who prescribed medical marijuana. Now, Cedars-Sinai has removed Mr Smith from the list of liver-transplant candidates…because he tested positive for marijuana, which their own doctor prescribed.   Hospital officials are insisting that Smith stop using marijuana for at least…