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Post Nick Hanauer's talk on TED.com
Petition published by TEDster on May 21, 2012
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Target: TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Conference, Sapling Foundation
Region: United States of America
Petition Background (Preamble):
Mr Nick Hanauer was invited to the 1st of May, TED University conference to make a speech on inequality.
Mr Hanauer's theme was that the middle class, not the rich, where the true job creators.
After Mr Hanauer's speech, TED did not to post the talk on the grounds that "the speech was too political, by its nature".
(Relevant information is outlined in the following link:
http://news.yahoo.com/income-inequality-apparently-too-touchy-subject-ted-205812322.html)
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Mr Hanauer's theme was that the middle class, not the rich, where the true job creators.
After Mr Hanauer's speech, TED did not to post the talk on the grounds that "the speech was too political, by its nature".
(Relevant information is outlined in the following link:
http://news.yahoo.com/income-inequality-apparently-too-touchy-subject-ted-205812322.html)
P.S.
Also feel free to join us at our devoted Facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/PetitionCallingNickHanauersTalkToBePostedOnTedcom
and/or become a follower at our devoted Twitter account: https://twitter.com/#!/TEDPetition.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, call on TED to publish the video speech, made by Nick Hanauer on May 1st, at the TED University conference regarding inequality, on the TED website.
The Post Nick Hanauer's talk on TED.com petition to TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Conference, Sapling Foundation was written by TEDster and is in the category Education at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: ted, nick hanauer, chris anderson, tedsters, inequality, income inequality, talks, censorship
