As with our 2014 annual wrap up, the top stories in Q1 2015 follow the trends that drove events during 2014 and will be doing so for years to come. These are not the stories that got the most attention – but they got our attention.

Planet Equity

Global stock markets continued to grow in the first quarter of 2015 with European and Asian stock markets beginning to close their divergence with the US market.

The Oil Card: The East-West Pendulum

Rebalancing the global economy in the first quarter turned into a story of US “blowback.”

Global 3.0 Rises

It’s 3 months later and we still don’t understrand what the CERN Hadron collider is all about. We do know what Etsy’s about…but a $1.78 Billion valuation??? Who knew arts and crafts were this hot?

Global 2.0 Struggles

With the G7 and Bilderberger meetings in Europe in June and the Bohemian Grove meeting in San Francisco in July, US leadership is falling over itself trying to impress the oligarchs. It’s enough to make you want to go to mars!

The Uncivil Society

Who says the American people don’t get it? It looks to me like they do.

The Education Tsunami

If you liked Obamacare, you’re gonna love common core (they are 2 sides of the same coin).

Emerging the Global Currency

The Russians and Chinese keep moving ahead with Plan B.

The 21st Century Move Into Space

The Secret Space Conference videos went viral and the response was fascinating.

Transhumanism

Since I believe that federal mandates in education will be designed to give corporations and intelligence agencies direct access to children, the transhumanism conversation just got a lot more interesting. The people who want direct access to your kids plan on living forever.

Wicked Problems

From a respected source; but given the implications, this is one we won’t worry about.

The Demographic Derby

It’s possible that the legal profession and the courts will run the risk of choking and drowning on creditor versus beneficiary issues. The solution is to stop fighting and to build wealth.

Food and Water Grow Scarce

The big money just keeps moving into what’s important.

The Infrastructure Opportunity

As China attempts to build up the Yuan globally, one of their techniques is to build high-speed rail lines.