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The industrial age made possible by fossil fuels will surely decline as these fuels run out. In The Ecotechnic Future John Michael Greer alerts the listener to possible changes future generations may face as these dwindling fuel supplies lead first to a deindustrial age, then to a society which salvages the remnants of our current plenty, and eventually to a time in which people may learn to live in balance with the environment: an ecotechnic society.

Two defense experts explore the collision of war, politics, and social media, where the most important battles are now only a click away. Through the weaponization of social media, the Internet is changing war and politics, just as war and politics are changing the Internet. Terrorists livestream their attacks, “Twitter wars” produce real world casualties, and viral misinformation alters not just the result of battles, but the very fate of nations. The result is that war, tech, and politics have blurred into a new kind of battlespace that plays out on our smartphones.

Making the Future presents more than 50 concise and persuasively argued commentaries on U.S. politics and policies, written between 2007 and 2011. Taken together, Chomsky's essays present a powerful counter-narrative to official accounts of the major political events of the past four years: the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; the U.S. presidential race; the ascendancy of China; Latin America's leftward turn; the threat of nuclear proliferation in Iran and North Korea; Israel's invasion of Gaza and more.

Kriminelle Spekulanten und ahnungslose Politiker haben ein nachhaltiges Wirtschaften verdrängt. Der Mensch ist in den Hintergrund geraten und wir mussten erkennen: Finanzkapitalismus ist schlicht und einfach schlechter Kapitalismus. In "Kapitalfehler" erklärt das Bestsellerduo Weick/ Friedrich allgemein verständlich, wie ein vernünftiger Kapitalismus wirklich funktionieren kann, und es scheut sich nicht, Fehlentwicklungen, die verbrecherischen Banken sowie die wahren Abzocker klar zu benennen.

It's on the television, in the papers, and in our minds. Every day we're bludgeoned by news of how bad everything is - financial collapse, unemployment, growing poverty, environmental disasters, disease, hunger, war. But the rarely acknowledged reality is that our progress over the past few decades has been unprecedented. By almost any index you care to identify, things are markedly better now than they have ever been for almost everyone alive.

What if the state as we know it didn't exist? Our air would be poisonous, our votes uncounted, and our markets dysfunctional. Yet across the world, in countries as diverse as Hungary, Israel, the UK, and the US, attacks on the modern state and its workforce are intensifying. They are morphing into power grabs by self-aggrandizing politicians who attempt to seize control of the state for themselves and their cronies. What replaces the modern state once it is fatally undermined is not the free market and the flowering of personal liberty.

Steven A. Cook charts the course of the United States' encounter with the Middle East from the mid-twentieth century through the present day. Looking back, Cook makes a bold claim: the US was—despite setbacks and moral costs—successful. That record of achievement began to unravel in the early 1990s when policymakers embarked upon a set of overly ambitious policies to remake the Middle East. Cook highlights that calls to withdraw from the region are rash given the important interests the US maintains in the region.

Como será o futuro pós coronavírus? Em seu novo audiolivro, Noam Chomsky alerta sobre as grandes ameaças à sobrevivência do planeta. Reconhecido como um dos principais intelectuais contemporâneos, defensor ferrenho da democracia e crítico da política externa dos Estados Unidos e do poder global das grandes corporações, Chomsky mostra-se preocupado com o futuro e explica detalhadamente o porquê. Segundo ele, os estados nacionais não têm mais a capacidade para controlar o futuro e preservar o planeta. Só movimentos populares vão conseguir acordos mundiais em defesa do clima e da paz.

The United States' response to the terrible events of September 11, 2001 marked a watershed in American policy toward the Middle East region. Instead of pursuing stability, the country has practiced a strategy of destabilization in the hopes of democratization. What are the results, and what can we expect U.S. policy to be in the new administration?

"Umpire’s Call of the Future" is from the April 30, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Richard Sandomir and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"As Games End, Rio Celebrates While Looking Warily to Future" is from the August 22, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Simon Romero and Andrew Jacobs and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"For Eurozone Economy, It's Back to the Future" is from the April 30, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter S. Goodman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Free Broadband Initiatives for Poor and Rural Areas, with Eye on Future" is from the October 11, 2016 Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Cecilia Kang and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"With Thaw in U.S. Relations, Cuban Baseball Fears Its Uncertain Future" is from the June 29, 2016, Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Finding Rare Common Ground in Health Care’s Future" is from the December 8, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Robert Pear and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Panama Canal's Troubled Bet on Its Future" is from the June 22, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Walt Bogdanich, Jacqueline Williams and Ana Graciela Méndez and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Stay or Go? Cuban Entrepreneurs Divided on Where to Stake Futures" is from March 21, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Frances Robles and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Pabst's New Owner Digs into Old Recipes as It Looks to the Future" is from the April 01, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Stephanie Strom and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Under the Din of the Presidential Race Lies a Once and Future Threat: Cyberwarfare" is from the November 6, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by David E. Sanger and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Attacks in ISIS' Name Expose a Struggle to Spot Future Terrorists" is from the June 21, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rukmini Callimachi and narrated by Caroline Miller.