BIG TECH OLIGARCHS HAVE A TERRIBLE PLAN FOR HUMANITY ( Atlantic)

A handful of multibillionaires hope to dictate our future.

 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/ai-regulation-transhumanism-oligarchs/689013/

 

The world is being driven to the brink by thugs and dictators, but there is a route to a brighter future

It’s no surprise some analysts say we are already in the midst of the third world war, but ordinary people have more power than we think…

 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/06/world-brink-thugs-dictators-brighter-future-ordinary-people

 

Experts fear rise in diseases as layoffs halt health research: ‘Incredibly bizarre gaslighting’

Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) portend a future with more infectious disease outbreaks, chronic conditions and a widening gulf in health between the most affluent and vulnerable, experts told the Guardian.  

Further, they said, the Trump administration's multi-pronged attacks on American science represent a generation-defining experience, a new chapter in the "boom and bust" cycle of health funding, and a masterclass in branding, as Donald Trump and secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr dismantle institutions in the name of improving them...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/health-layoff-future-science-disease

 

Why Trump & Musk’s Future Is a Bad Deal

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PdHTlwN5gAc

China’s dim prospects turn disastrous | The Hill

China's immediate past has been truly impressive. It has lifted itself out of abject poverty. But given Xi's economic mismanagement, combined with his loyalty to Putin, who is the sworn enemy of all his Western customers, China's future looks not only dim but potentially disastrous…https://thehill.com/opinion/international/3619006-how-chinas-dim-prospects-may-turn-into-disaster/

Young people experiencing 'widespread' psychological distress over government handling of looming climate crisis, researchers say - ABC News

… 75% of those surveyed said they feel the future is frightening, while 64% said governments are not doing enough to avoid a climate catastrophe…

https://abcnews.go.com/International/young-people-experiencing-widespread-psychological-distress-government-handling/story

Intelligence forecast sees a post-covid world upended by climate change and splintering societies - The Washington Post

... At the dark end of the future is "tragedy and mobilization," when the United States is no longer the dominant player, and a global environmental catastrophe prompts food shortages and a "bottom-up" revolution, with younger people, scarred by their leaders' failures during the coronavirus pandemic, embracing policies to repair the climate and tackle long-standing social inequality. In this scenario, a European Union dominated by green parties works with the United Nations to expand international aid and focus on sustainability, and China joins the effort in part to quell domestic unrest in its cities affected by famine...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/intelligence-globe-future-crises-/2021/04/08/303c350e-97df-11eb-962b-78c1d8228819_story.html

A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

What if we actually pulled off a Green New Deal? What would the future look like? The Intercept presents a film narrated by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and illustrated by Molly Crabapple. Set a couple of decades from now, the film is a flat-out rejection of the idea that a dystopian future is a forgone conclusion. Instead, it offers a thought experiment: What if we decided not to drive off the climate cliff? What if we chose to radically change course and save both our habitat and ourselves? ....
https://youtu.be/d9uTH0iprVQ

Scientists say these 10 major cities could become unlivable within 80 years - Business Insider

As global temperatures and sea levels rise, some of the world's major cities could experience unbearable living conditions. Cities like Chicago and Delhi have already endured fatal heat waves, which could get worse in the future...
https://www.businessinsider.com/cities-that-could-become-unlivable-by-2100-climate-change-2019-2

Climate change denial is killing the GOP’s future - The Hill

Young Republicans stand to inherit a party crippled by unpalatable positions on the seminal issue of our time. ...
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/422930-climate-change-denial-is-killing-the-gops-future

Conservatives, Prepare Yourself Now for What Mueller May Find - The Daily Beast

How we react in the aftermath of the special counsel's findings will determine the future of the Republican Party and, possibly, the country. ....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/conservatives-prepare-yourself-now-for-what-mueller-may-find

20,000 Scientists Have Now Signed 'Warning to Humanity': A chilling research paper warning about the fate of humanity

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/844mf0/20000_scientists_have_now_signed_warning_to/

A group of global elites met to discuss the future. Their plans didn’t include America. -- Vox

Everyone from the prime minister of India to Neil deGrasse Tyson to Robert De Niro was there. ....
https://www.vox.com/world/2018/2/14/17003114/world-government-summit-2018-trump

1 million US jobs will vanish by 2026. Here's how to prepare workers for an automated future -- CNBC

We need a higher education revolution to prepare workers for AI, says Jiffy Lube co-founder Stephen Spinelli Jr. ....
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/02/automation-will-kill-1-million-jobs-by-2026-what-we-need-to-do-commentary.html

How Do I Reassure My Children About the Future When the Future Is Terrifying? -- Mother Jones

As a mother and an activist, here's what I've concluded as 2018 begins: It's getting harder and harder to think about the future—at least in that soaring Whitney Houston fashion. ....
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/01/reassuring-children-when-future-is-terrifying/

Robots are going to turbo charge one of society’s biggest problems -- Quartz

The greater adoption of robots in the workplace is heralded as a way to usher greater business efficiency, productivity, and better paid jobs, which in will boost the economy. However, the more jobs are automated, the more the gender wage gap will be exasperated, warns a think tank.…
https://qz.com/1167017/robots-automation-and-ai-in-the-workplace-will-widen-pay-gap-for-women-and-minorities/

The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How Get Out of It I Robe...

Robert Reich looks the rise of Big Money in politics, the decline of our democracy, and Trump's election.
https://youtu.be/gSlHVZpNxMM

The robot-proof job men aren't taking

Nursing is the job of the future. So why have men stayed away?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOT0GOyw2pY&feature=youtu.be

15,000 Scientists From 184 Countries Are Warning Humankind We Are Screwed -- VICE

Human impacts on the environment are putting our future at risk, they say. ....
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/59yqj8/world-scientists-warning-to-humanity-second-notice-climate-change-environment

Black To The Future starring Lewis Black

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX9ucTOlQho&feature=youtu.be