The America of the near future will look nothing like the America of the recent past.America is in the throes of a demographic overhaul. Huge generation gaps have opened up in our political and social values, our economic well-being, our family structure, our racial and ethnic identity, our gender norms, our religious affiliation, and our... Continue Reading →
U.S. No Longer A Democracy, Says New Princeton StudyAccording to a new Princeton study, the U.S. can no longer be strictly called a democracy, as ordinary citizens have effectively lost their say over public policy. Instead, the U.S. more precisely resembles an oligarchy, or a form of government in which the economic elite — less than 1... Continue Reading →
U.S. No Longer A Democracy, Says New Princeton Study
The new technologies that will change human civilization as we know itMost adults alive today grew up without the Internet or mobile phones, let alone smartphones and tablets with voice commands and apps for everything. These new technologies have altered our lifestyle in a way few of us could have imagined a few decades ago.... Continue Reading →
The new technologies that will change human civilization as we know it
The World Bank Wants to Privatize the One Thing We Can't Live WithoutPutting corporations in charge of something as vital as water may sound cartoonish. But it's no hook for a dystopia story: The World Bank, which offers "loans, advice, and other resources" to developing countries, is recommending that water management be a privatized industry.Some might argue... Continue Reading →
The World Bank Wants to Privatize the One Thing We Can’t Live Without
Google Scoops Up Another High-Profile Scientist For Anti-Death ProjectGoogle’s secretive Project Calico is aimed at defeating death itself — or at least staving it off far longer than ever before. To that end, the company has been recruiting some of the top names in anti-aging and genetics research. The latest is Cynthia Kenyon, a high-profile biochemist... Continue Reading →