Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation“The occupation is incredibly important as a symbol, as an organizing platform and as a model,” said another active participant, Max Berger. “But ultimately the impact the movement will have is a result of organizing that takes place outside the park.” “The way it works is, right now we have a set of tactics and…
Cognizant Transmutation
Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation Ever since SOPA was introduced, we’d heard that the eventual House Judiciary Committee hearings on the bill would be an unfairly stacked deck. Despite such wide opposition to the bill, and the fact that this represents a massive change to the…Via www.techdirt.com
Via Scoop.it – Creating the FutureKnocking out a gene in muscles allows mice to run twice as far – targeting the same gene in their fat cells prevents them developing type-2 diabetes…Via www.newscientist.com
Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationIn this new bill, Hollywood has expanded its censorship ambitions. No longer content to just blacklist entries in the Domain Name System, this version targets software developers and distributors as well. It allows the Attorney General (doing Hollywood or trademark holders’ bidding) to go after more or less anyone who provides or offers a product…
Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation After long refusing to join the convention banning these weapons, Obama now works to overturn it… More evidence that Obama is as bad or worse than Cheney/Bush in terms of war crimes and anti-civil libertiesVia www.salon.com
Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationAs the Internet transforms the weapons trade, Beijing is becoming a massive player — and we should be scared… Of course the US is still the #1 supplier of Death Tech to the World and has no moral standing to try to stop it.Via www.salon.com