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Panic of the Plutocrats

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationA look at why there is so much hysteria over the Wall Street protests…. What’s going on here? The answer, surely, is that Wall Street’s Masters of the Universe realize, deep down, how morally indefensible their position is.Show original

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Via Scoop.it – Creating the FutureI didn’t want to do a strip about Steve Jobs. I knew a lot of people would do tribute strips and I also knew that the newspaper editorial cartoonists would mail in the same trite crap they always do. And they did. In spades. I didn’t want to add to that noise.Show original

The Little ISP That Stood Up to the Government

Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation Tiny Sonic.net Inc., a Santa Rosa, Calif.-based Internet provider with about 36,000 customers, not only fought a secret court order for information from a WikiLeaks supporter, but also spoke out about it.Show original

High-Frequency Stock Trading Catches Regulators’ Eyes

Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation Regulators are weighing rules to rein in high-speed, computerized trading, and officials in the United States, Europe and Canada may impose fees aimed at limiting volume.Show original