Not a drop of boogie Not an ounce of jive From Café Society chic To fast-food fat It ain’t got that swing Lost its rock Motown is No Town One-note rap High-tech tight Hoodies athleisure Corporate style Elegance is history Gone is grace We’re No. 1 Most opioid-addicted Most obese Pigs can’t fly?...
The Dysfunctional State of America
The current State of the Union has degenerated as high artistic, cultural and societal values have been replaced with the war, fear and terror mindset that currently prevails. Look in the mirror, America. Look at who you are. Look at what you used to be and what you have become. I do not write this in anger or malice. I...
Who’s your favorite freak?
Inside the latest Trends Journal, subscribers are treated to a special commemorative pullout poster – the “Presidential Reality Show… Who’s your favorite freak.” This one-of-a-kind original artwork by renowned artist Anthony Freda perfectly illustrates Gerald Celente’s Dysfunctional State of the Union address, which is part of the pullout. We will soon offer this poster so you can send it to...
Costa Rica to ban single-use plastic products
The Central American nation of Costa Rica has announced its intention to become the world’s first country to ban single-use plastics. The ban, to take effect in 2021, would include everything from beverage bottles and plastic grocery bags to plastic razors and McDonald’s salad forks. The ban’s backers, including nonprofit groups and civic and business leaders as well as the...
As predicted, China pushing yuan down to increase exports
Global trend forecaster Gerald Celente was the first to forecast that China’s crackdown on digital-currency exchanges was part of a larger strategy to devalue the yuan and, as a result, drive up the country’s exports. “China has placed restrictions on Bitcoin and other digital currencies because the yuan has been growing very rapidly,” Celente said. “You are going to see...
Most drinking water contains plastic bits
A study by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health has found that more than 80 percent of tap-water samples collected on five continents contain plastic microbits. The rate is highest in the US, at 94.4 percent. India’s rate is 82.4 percent; across Europe, the average is 72.2 percent. Plastic micro-waste also has been found in many of the...
Smart bandages are the latest devices to monitor your health
A team of Swiss medical researchers has developed a bandage that tells you how well a wound is healing. In the normal process of healing, a wound’s pH – the measure of its acidity or alkalinity – rises to about 8, then settles back to a more acidic 5 or 6. In wounds not healing, the pH level lingers between...
Make sure you catch “Trends This Week” every Wednesday
Gerald Celente’s “Trends This Week,” a weekly show on the Progressive Radio Network, PRN.fm, airs live online each Wednesday at 11 a.m. EST. Trends This Week breaks down essential trends in economics, geopolitics, health and well-being, pop culture and more in classic Celente style. And, if you can’t catch the show live, you can listen 24/7 by accessing Trends This...
Rural towns in decline. What saves them?
Across rural America during the last 30 years, agri-business monopolies put small farmers out of business, factories closed and once-valuable natural resources were all but replaced with alternatives. And then the Great Recession of 2008 hit, dealing another crushing blow. Just a generation ago, many urban areas, not rural communities, were cauldrons of poverty, crime and broken families. Today, the...
Battery-free cellphones with wireless charging?
If researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have their way, your next cellphone will never run out of power. Instead of having a battery that depletes, your future cellphone will gather bits of energy from radio waves that surround us. We live in a storm of radio-frequency waves – from radios, computers, televisions, cellphone towers and other devices....