Some of the most disturbing incidents  in recent months of police overreach have fallen under the radar of national media. In the local communities where they occur, drastically depleted reporting resources at local newspapers and televisions stations mean these incidents either go unreported or barely reported. In this media climate, using social media — crowdsourcing information and hard evidence of police abuse —...

Gerald, I am an American living permanently in Odessa, Ukraine since 2009. Unlike eastern Ukraine, all has been quiet in Odessa since the “massacre by fire” perpetrated by the Right-Sector. However, the Ukraine currency (UAH or “Greev-na” as it is pronounced) continues to fall in value daily, having lost about 40% of its value since the Kiev coup. People are...

Publisher’s Note: Last winter, we warned that civil war would break out in Ukraine. It was a forecast that stood alone at the time because tensions within Ukraine appeared to be waning. A few short weeks later, however, Ukraine did, indeed, erupt in civil war, and the volatility continues today. In our spring Trends Journal, we renewed our deep concern over the situation, warning...

Madison Avenue is still stuck on creating and marketing products for the young and early middle-agers. While there are some growing indications that efforts to target seniors are picking up steam, those efforts are falling well short of addressing what is a substantial opportunity. But, as we have been reporting during the past two years, boomers, not prepared to retire and...

From time to time, in the wake of winter rain, dense fog fills the wide valley between California’s Sierra Nevada and Coastal Range. Called Tule fog, the phenomenon is as much a part of winter in the Central Valley as snow is in the mountains. In recent years, however, the fog has come less often. In fact, since 1981 the...