Lisi Krall: This Historical Moment Demands Transformation of Our Institutions. The Green New Deal Won’t Do That

This Historical Moment Demands Transformation of Our Institutions. The Green New Deal Won’t Do That The GND’s problem, as I understand it, is that it wants to deal with the first contradiction of capital (job creation and new outlets for capital investment) and the second contradiction (biophysical limits) by assuming that we can transition to …

Andrey Kortunov: Heartland Reunion – Geopolitical Chimera or Historical Chance?

Heartland Reunion: Geopolitical Chimera or Historical Chance? It would seem that there are no fundamental obstacles to the consolidation of the Heartland: the interests of Beijing and New Delhi coincide on most major international issues. China and India have much in common. Both countries are, in their own way, historically stable and internally cohesive alternatives …

Efim Ostrovsky: Remotely Accessible Intelligence (RAI) = Dumped Down Controlled Human

RAI. Remotely Accessible Intelligence Efim Ostrovsky President of the The Piatigorsky Foundation Intellectual extensions of man—platforms, units and components of complex institutional mechanisms—move beyond personality and are aggregated on external media. As a result, they will inevitably be privatized, overtly or not, which implies that all operations on both collective and individual consciousness will be …

Stephen E. Arnold: Mass Data Fragmentation

Fragmented Data: Still a Problem? Digital transitions are a major shift for organizations. The shift includes new technology and better ways to serve clients, but it also includes massive amounts of data. All organizations with a successful digital implementation rely on data. Too much data, however, can hinder organizations’ performance. The IT Pro Portal explains …

Berto Jongman: Think Tanks Facing 3 Challenges

The world’s think tank dilemma Yoichi Funabashi in Japan Times In fact, traditional think tanks are confronting three major challenges that have put them in a uniquely difficult situation. Not only are they facing increased competition from for-profit think tanks such as the McKinsey Global Institute and the Eurasia Group; they also must negotiate rising geopolitical …