Is America’s democracy healthy?

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting

WHAT’S NEW AT KNIGHT Welcome to @knightfdn, your quick look at how Knight Foundation fosters informed and engaged communities. ShareTweetForwardIs America’s democracy healthy? Why we may be headed into an era of hyper polarization What does a disinformation campaign look like? Our dataviz explores how it spreads on Twitter At a …

The three types of WhatsApp users getting Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro elected / Global challenge requiring global response

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting, Wealth of Networks

The three types of WhatsApp users getting Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro elected Posted on 10/25/2018 David Nemer* – The Guardian WhatsApp has proved to be the ideal tool for mobilizing political support – and for spreading fake news If the Brexit vote and Donald Trump’s charge to the White House were jet-propelled …

Steve McMahon and Todd Harris on 2018 Political Ads

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting

“This TV discussion by two political consultants on C-SPAN today reveals many unpleasant truths about political ads and our current media scene and democracy!  What it misses is that the airwaves and the electronic spectrum they use belong to  the public, and in many other democracies, all candidates for political …

Steve McMahon and Todd Harris on 2018 Political Ads

LaRae LongGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting

“This TV discussion by two political consultants on C-SPAN today reveals many unpleasant truths about political ads and our current media scene and democracy!  What it misses is that the airwaves and the electronic spectrum they use belong to  the public, and in many other democracies, all candidates for political …

Permaculture Design and Stock Market Investing:

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Trendspotting, Beyond GDP

“Ethical Markets highly recommends Tom Konrad’s analysis, with which we agree!  See also our TV program “Investing in Saltwater Agriculture: The Next Big Thing“ with NASA Chief Scientist Dennis Bushnell now playing at www.ethicalmarkets.com ~Hazel Henderson, Editor.”   AltEnergyStocks.com Permaculture Design and Stock Market Investing Posted: 23 Oct 2018 09:31 …

Election of 2018: What’s At Stake

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting

    UPCOMING EVENTSOCTOBER 2018   Programs are free and open to the public and streamed live on the Bob Graham Center website and Facebook page.   Our programs are live streamed on Facebook Friday, Oct. 26 | 6 p.m. Election of 2018: What’s At Stake The 2018 election may …

News from the FUTURE 500

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, Trendspotting

“Ethical Markets is always happy to post news from our partners at the FUTURE 500! ~Hazel Henderson, Editor“ ASK A CAMPAIGNER ANYTHING Oceans Full of Plastic, but also Promise John Hocevar, Greenpeace Ocean Campaigns Director, says a “perfect storm” of trends is poised to unleash a surge of leadership and …

Our Apparent Surrender – Immolation of Privacy in the Digital World / Climate change, economic truths and the limits to growth

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Global Citizen, Trendspotting, Wealth of Networks

Our Apparent Surrender – Immolation of Privacy in the Digital World Posted on 10/22/2018 By Fernando Velázquez* The almighty god of technological progress demands countless sacrifices We sacrificed our time at first; navigating at all times and everywhere in that immense cloud of information called the Internet, and even we stay …