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2108 election -- which party do you think will win? 
  Never mind these very-near-future predictions -- let's look farther ahead in US politics. Will the current political parties in the US still be around a century from now? If they are, how different will they be? If they aren't, what will replace them?
By Dan Goodman  - May 11 - 1 new of 1 message    

Entities with the power of nation-states 
  ...The UN has not had such power, and is unlikely to gain it in future. The Vatican has not had such power since Italian revolutionaries took down the Papal States.
By Dan Goodman  - May 11 - 2 new of 2 messages    

Entities with power of Nation-States 
  For Want of a Nail, often touted as the most comprehensive, if not plausible, alternate history in time, was noteworthy for coming up with the idea of Kramer Associates- the Zaibatsu that became a global power. In the future, what kind of similar non-national entities could wield similar economic, military, and political powers? Multinational... more »
By AltWorlder  - May 10 - 1 new of 1 message    

China's sex ratio in the near future 
  I know this was discussed a year ago, but China is a hard country to get firm facts on it's population. Has more come out? I was reminded of the problem from this and so ask: ...I have never found firm numbers for the gender ratios for the entire population of China or even that of major subdivisions of the country.... more »
By earlcolby.pottin...@sympatico.ca  - May 6 - 1 new of 1 message    

The French Will Do ANYTHING For A SEXY Leader! 
  We all rightfully denounce the French as limpdicks. The only way, normally, to get the French to cooperate with you is NOT to be their ally, but to scare them as their enemy. But I MISUSE the term "limpdicks." Actually, one can see a viable pattern based on only two samples, sometimes. Especially if they are... more »
By giveitawhril2...@gmail.com  - May 4 - 1 new of 1 message    

GM CEO talk on the future of GM 
  Just got back from a speech at the California CommonWealth Club in San Francisco by Rick Wagoner the GM Chairman of the Board and CEO. (I am a member) He is an excellent speaker. The speech will be on radio and on the Commonwealth Club site as a podcast. The URL to have iTunes connect to the CommonWealth Club podcasts is:... more »
By Jack May  - May 1 - 3 new of 3 messages    

$10 per gallon gas ? 
  will it collapse America?
By jerry warner  - Apr 30 - 9 new of 9 messages    

Over 40,000 Afghan and Iraqi resistance fighters bombed to death in their own country - in 112 days 
  Bush and Cheney escalated their bombing violence in urban areas in large cities such as Basra and Baghdad. Their lack of judgement is very clear. They have no idea what they are doing, and the disaster will only grow. Destroying thousands of houses and killing many people in large crowded cities, that will win the hearts and minds,... more »
By m9mckin...@yahoo.com  - Apr 22 - 6 new of 6 messages    

Preference Falsification 
  [link] "How can societies experience such dramatic reversals [as the end of apartheid in South Africa, widespread smoking bans and Republican control of Congress] in such short periods? In his inventive and sometimes astonishing book, Timur Kuran offers an answer--one that... more »
By mra...@willamette.edu  - Apr 21 - 1 new of 1 message    

Billion Dollar Presidential Campaign 
  According to this; [link] So far the following have raised; McCain: 73 Million Obama: 236 Million Clinton: 191 Million So already we have half a billion dollars raised for one campaign, just among the top three. Will we see over a billion dollars spent on... more »
By mra...@willamette.edu  - Apr 21 - 2 new of 2 messages    

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