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...
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Police brutality: Is it the American way?
In the military, soldiers police citizens in occupied foreign lands. They need little excuse or provocation to exert army might. Keep the populace in line. If you’re running, it’s assumed you’re guilty. That solider has a right to pursue, subdue and even kill. That’s what the military does — target, attack, seize and control. The...
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A prescription for peace and prosperity
The question is often asked: “What can we do?” Here is a prescription for peace and prosperity. We begin with prosperity, because prosperity can contribute to peace. Sometimes governments begin wars to distract from unpromising economic prospects; internal political stability also can be dependent on prosperity. The road to prosperity For the United States to return to...
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Exploring the roots of a unique peace movement
On Sept. 20, Gerald Celente and his Trends Research Institute will launch Occupy Peace in Colonial Kingston, NY. This unique and powerful movement is designed to reinstate the core values that gave birth to this nation and provide the tools for advancing peace and prosperity. Occupy Peace will be birthed at the heart of the oldest intersection...
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Peace and Prosperity conference details
REGISTRATION Conference space is limited, so don’t delay. Registration is now open to the general public. Cost: The cost is $900 per participant for subscribers and $1,050 for nonsubscribers. Fees are due at registration, and are non-refundable. Meals Your registration fee includes food and cocktails Thursday evening; breakfast and lunch on Friday; and breakfast, lunch and dinner...
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Peace and Prosperity
Join Gerald Celente, invited speakers, Trends Research Institute analysts and Trends Journal subscribers from all over the world at a special three-day conference dedicated to peace — and culminating in the unveiling of the institute’s Occupy Peace initiative. The Peace and Prosperity conference will explore the dynamics and root causes of America’s — and much...
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The new longevity revolution
TREND FORECAST: Everyone knows they are going to die. But in the prescription-drug-addicted Western world, with a pill for every ill, there is a subconscious denial of death; “everyone” means everybody but me. Of all the trends we forecast, aging with grace is a megatrend in the making that still lurks under the mainstream radar....
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Longevity at what price?
The great spikes in longevity across most of the world can be attributed to advances in food sanitation and safety, as well as science or, specifically, drugs. A century ago, contaminated foods and water caused foodborne diseases to flourish. Typhoid fever, tuberculosis and botulism were among the diseases that cut life short. The next longevity...
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Millennials force new hotel stylings
If you’re a concierge, start sending out your resume. That’s what hotel chains across the world are promoting through the new brands they’re creating, focused specifically on the millennial traveler. Millennials are surpassing baby boomers as the world’s dominant generation with more than 75 million waddling around the US, eyes and fingers tethered to the...
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Radisson’s attempt is confusing and poorly imagined, but take it from Aloft, Moxy and other millennial brands: The guestroom is shrinking, the workspace is expanding, and the on-the-go hotel experience is coming to your town, thanks to an emerging generation.