[The Institute has already had several symposiums and webinars on the climate crisis and natural resources. It is the most pressing and urgent threat to civilization in the long-term. To prepare for this threat it has already been established that while the costs of preparation and prevention or delay are great, they are […]
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“Whether it is to be Utopia or Oblivion will be a touch-and-go relay race right up to the final moment… Humanity is in a final exam as to whether or not it qualifies for continuance in the Universe.” – R. Buckminster Fuller, Utopia or Oblivion Fuller wrote this back in 1969, an […]
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Note: this column was published first on Medium. I will be joining Gerd Leonard and Glen HIemstra for a presentation to Sarasota Institute – a 21st Century Think Tank this Tuesday at 1p eastern time U.S. As one of the initiators of the #forkintheroadproject I hold the high-level view that from now to 2030 humanity will […]
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“Whether it is to be Utopia or Oblivion will be a touch-and-go relay race right up to the final moment… Humanity is in a final exam as to whether or not it qualifies for continuance in the Universe.” – R. Buckminster Fuller, Utopia or Oblivion Fuller wrote this back in 1969, an incredibly […]
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Most countries in the world run a Capitalist economy. Yet the form that Capitalism takes in different countries varies greatly. There are many differences between American Capitalism, Swedish Capitalism, Japanese Capitalism, and Chinese Capitalism. Every Capitalist economy has its own set of problems. One needs to list the problems that keep that country’s citizens […]
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Why is it that in a rich country like the U.S., poverty continues to affect 50 million citizens, about 15 percent of our citizens? At the other end, the top 0.1% of our citizens receive 40% of all income and own 40% of all our wealth. Numerous studies show that our income distribution, instead of […]
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Is the American Dream alive and well or has Covid-19 killed it? Is the American Dream for every American or just for prosperous Americans? What is the American Dream anyways? On July 4, 1776, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and 53 other delegates signed the Declaration of Independence, to proclaim […]
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[Preface: we at the Sarasota Institute focus not on policy but on the larger dynamics and trends we see for the next decade and this century. We believe that both democracy and capitalism need to be updated and reinvented for this century. This means that we do have to look at elections and current policies […]
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All kinds of events can occur in a nation that upset a large majority of its citizens. A recent poll shows that 67% of the public wants stimulus funding for the U.S. Postal System, only 15% oppose added funding. Yet Donald Trump wants to reduce funding to the U.S. postal system. He admits […]
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Starting in 2019, the world moved from the Pre-Covid-19 period into the Covid-19 period. Everywhere clusters of people were becoming infected with Covid-19 and many deaths were occurring. Countries did their best to control the pandemic by urging their people to wear a mask, wash their hands frequently, avoid touching their faces and keeping at […]
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