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Egyptians march from Tahrir Square to support Occupy Oakland protestors – Boing Boing

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationAs they vowed earlier this week to do, Egyptian pro-democracy protesters marched from Tahrir square to the U.S. Embassy today to march in support of Occupy Oakland—and against police brutality witnessed in Oakland on Tuesday night, and commonly experienced in Egypt.Show original

How would you spend $7 billion?

Via Scoop.it – Creating the Future Two proposed energy projects (each with a $7 billion price tag) present two very different directions for America’s future. Which would you choose?Show original

Google shows the limits of a free web

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationWe received requests from state and local law enforcement agencies to remove YouTube videos that displayed protests against social leaders or used offensive language in reference to religious leaders. We declined the majority of these requests and only locally restricted videos that appeared to violate local laws prohibiting speech that could incite enmity between communities.Show original

Charlie Rose – Slavoj Zizek

Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation Slavoj Zizek is a Slovenian philosopher and critical theorist working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis. He has made contributions to political theory, film theory, and theoretical psychoanalysis.Show original