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.”
- That Chinese Development Bank Thing
- What’s Up With Oil and Gas Prices?
- Obama Scrambles for TPP Deal
- Isis Ransacking of Ancient Assyrian City Confirmed by Iraq’s Head of Antiquities
- The Geopolitics of Finance Heats Up: Russia and China Launching New Credit Agency
- The Whacking of Fracking
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?
- CERN Hadron Collider Restarts After Two-Year Upgrade
- Etsy Seeks Up to $1.78 Billion Value as Artisan Site Readies IPO
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 Hubris Bubble
- The Dead Bankers Scrapbook: Murder-Suicides, Freezing on a Mountain, BNP-Paribas, Central Banks Losing Control?
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).
- A Win Against Common Core
- Book Review: The Educator and the Oligarch
- The Targeting of Atlanta Teachers
Emerging the Global Currency
The Russians and Chinese keep moving ahead with Plan B.
- Russia’s Banks Transact MasterCard Operations through National Payment System
- Vladimir Putin Calls for ‘Eurasia’ Currency Union
The 21st Century Move Into Space
The Secret Space Conference videos went viral and the response was fascinating.
- The Secret Space Program: Videos are Now Available to the Public
- Japan Begins National Security Space Buildup
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.