It’s The Greatest Show on Earth: The Presidential Reality Show. In 18 months, Americans will go to the polls to cast ballots for a “lesser of two evils” to lead the greatest nation of “exceptionals” to more economic ruin and endless war. Tracking trends is the understanding of where we are and how we got here, all...
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Stupid Hoe
I get it cracking like a bad back Bitch talkin she the queen when she looking like a lab rat I’m Angelina, you Jennifer come on bitch you see where Brad at? … We ship platinum, them bitches is shippin wood Them nappy headed hoes, but my kitchen good I wish I wish I wish...
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Trend Forecast
If the election were held today, and Hillary Clinton survives the cash-for-influence scandal, we forecast Clinton as the winner. On issues of gay rights, women’s rights and abortion, Cruz, Paul, Rubio, Carson, Fiorina and Huckabee will find weak support among a sizable portion of women voters. With all the candidates, including Clinton, on the same...
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Silicon Valley the new Wall Street?
There’s no question more people on Earth use Google than bank with JPM Chase. But in March, when news broke of Google’s slew of cozy meet-and-greets with various White House officials, the real question became whether Google and Silicon Valley are the new JPM Chase and Wall Street in terms of political power plays. The...
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In its 70-page Consumers and Mobile Financial Services report, the Federal Reserve made no mention of regulation in the mobile-payments sector, or any potential threats techno non-banks could pose the public. No one on Capitol Hill seems to have noticed all the big tech companies acting like unregulated banks. That’s because power and political influence...
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Energy’s next challenge
The world’s energy future is painted in pictures of solar panels and fuel cells, but the story will be told in the language of storage — the cylinders, tanks and boxes where we can put the energy these evolving technologies will produce in abundance. Right now, the demand for energy storage outstrips supply. It’s even...
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Various hydrogen-storage venues are being tested for a range of uses. In Italy’s INGRID project, an industrial consortium is using magnesium hydrides to store hydrogen to balance grid loads and store production from renewable-energy installations. On the island of Corsica, the MYRTE project (shown at left) is testing the practicality of using sun-generated energy to...
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Where there’s smoke…
Marijuana’s legalization makes for popular politics, but research on weed urges caution. Though it has shown an ability to ease pain and blunt symptoms of several chronic illnesses, ingesting marijuana, like alcohol, can be dangerous for some — and downright dire for teens, children and fetuses. First, let’s admit there’s a lot to like,...
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Legalizing weed means regulation, taxes, unfair competition
Mother Nature gave us the seed for the weed — and soon it will land in the hands of government regulators, politicians and their lobbyists, giant corporations and Big Pharma. There are many analysts who believe tough hurdles still exist, that America may not being going to pot as fast as many believe. But there’s...
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Lawmakers nationwide will pitch pot-legalization laws as a means to drive new tax revenues, but ultimately will be challenged to show how the money was actually spent to advance public priorities, like infrastructure improvements. Those state laws eventually will shape federal legislation favoring companies and industries long in bed with government. Politicians will be heavily...