January 2012
Yes, you can make money without exploiting the... →
I was (briefly) a guest on a BBC World Service radio program this morning discussing Obama’s state of the union speech and income inequality in general. To my mind, this has always been a no-brainer. My argument is: we’ve done this experiment (of lowering taxes on the rich) twice now, once in the 1920’s and again in the 1980’s (and doubled-down in 2000). We have also done the control experiment....
Another day, another problem: Why ACTA is a threat...
bitshare:
You may have never heard of ACTA before, I know I haven’t. ACTA stands for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement and due to the recent events and publicity of SOPA and PIPA, attention has been drawn to ACTA, which after reading about it appears to be just as bad if not worse than SOPA.
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What do you do with a B.A. in English?: The real... →
In December of 2011, it was reported by Digital Music News that the creators of MegaUpload were rolling out plans for a new cloud based music service that had the potential to change the music industry.
Called Megabox, it would have created an alternative to record labels as a means for…
Obama implies ACTA enforcement during SOTU speech
bitshare:
It’s no secret that President Obama approves of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), since the U.S. has signed the agreement along with several other countries in 2011. If you aren’t familiar with ACTA, you need to get familiar with it, fast. The premise of ACTA is to combat piracy and counterfiet goods, however with all the undermining issues with the agreement it’s hard...
Reblog if you belong to the Sherlock or Doctor Who...
darklords-and-daleks:
I want to follow you all.
OH HEY!
“There as a study in which it comes out that thirty of the largest companies in...”
– Massachusetts Senate candidate ELIZABETH WARREN, on The Daily Show (via inothernews
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Students set up camp and occupy UMass-Boston |... →
cultureofresistance:
socialismartnature:
Borrowing a page from the nationwide Occupy Wall Street movement, about 20 students on Monday occupied the campus center at University of Massachusetts Boston to protest cuts in public education spending and hikes in tuition.
“Public universities were built for the 99-percent and we intend on maintaining that,” said Amanda Achin, a 22-year-old...
“What Prime Minister Harper - who, by the way, is conservative and pro-American -...”
– Newt Gingrich, on the Keystone XL deal. In Canada, when a big-deal US politician mentions us, the media gets all a-flutter. (You should have seen them when George W Bush accepted a fake endorsement from Canadian Prime Minister Jean Poutine, or when John Kerry answered a question from Radio-Canada in...
NY TIMES: "Newt Gingrich’s victory in South... →
Under ACTA, airport officials would be allowed to... →
cultureofresistance:
Michael Geist sez, “The leak of the full consolidated ACTA [ed: the secrete global copyright treaty] text will provide anyone interested in the treaty with plenty to work with for the next few weeks. While several chapters have already been leaked and discussed, the consolidated chapter provides a clear indication of how the negotiations have altered earlier proposals as...
Alright people, we need to concern ourselves with... →
chocotaur:
Five facts:
1. ACTA isn’t the “European” SOPA. It’s nearly GLOBAL, and will apply to every country that signs the treaty.
2. ACTA is far more aggressive. ACTA will not simply affect websites and have them blocked out of the internet - its measures go as far as surveillance of anything you share through private channels.
3. ACTA doesn’t have a campaign against it that is as...
“Hollywood wants to take the law into their own hands — they had our...”
– Pick up the pitchforks: David Pogue underestimates Hollywood « Clay Shirky (via bijan
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SUNfiltered | Watch Sundance films from home…right... →
girtabaix:
15 of the Deadliest Corporations. →
somerset:
stay-human:
These corporations, if they were individual human beings, would be locked up for life. Instead, they continue raking in the big bucks. Human rights abuses, murder, war, eco disasters, and animal exploitation keep these evil companies raking in the green. Prepare to be disgusted.
I don’t think the list is in any particular order. Even if you don’t agree with all of them...