Covid 19 Vaccine: The Cure at last ?

Alex has two addictions: drugs and digital technology. Robbed and injured, he is forced to live in an analog world when his smartphone is stolen. But the people he meets along the way open doors to a new world of experiences and emotions that confuse him.

The Independent Center focuses on the growing segment of voters who are Independents. And demographics indicates that Millennials and Gen Z are more than 50% Independents foreshadowing a tectonic shift in American politics.

Technology company founders more often than not have created extreme wealth for themselves through their companies. And significant social problems have followed.

Is there a Telepathy Autism Link ? Science says no but parents and believers in paranormal phenomena say yes.

The Israel Hamas Ceasefire came into effect January 19, 2025. Yet Israel 🇮🇱 originally rejected a similar deal months ago. Will the new Trump Administration seek to cut a better deal for Israel and the US at the expense of Iran 🇮🇷 and its’ terrorist allies ?

Online narratives, rumors and propaganda promoted on social media. Trust and Safety. Stanford Internet Observatory,

The Trump immunity decision was wider ranging than anticipated.

Stem cell therapy, though heavily regulated in the US and EU has proved efficacious battling blood cancers. The next phase of development will see it expand into treating illnesses of old age.

Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong media mogul and Democracy advocate, is being prosecuted in a show trial for his political views.

While China has rejected the liberal democratic world order, it has crafted a homegrown marriage of two unlikely philosophies, Marxism and Confucianism.

Nobel prize winner Milton Friedman had a broad and deep impact on 20th Century economic policies and political philosophies in the United States and beyond.

The Ocean Globe Race is the successor to the Whitbread, a round the world sailing race starting and ending in Southampton, with ports of call, Cape Town, Auckland and Punta del Este. 13 boats are participating representing 8 countries. Neptune, one of the French entrants is using the race to raise …

Marc Andreessen’s manifesto has been widely covered in the press. It is a call to embrace technology change..

Photographer and writer Janet Sternburg lives in San Miguel de Allende where she has captured images/essences of people, places and objects in her latest book.

Sweden’s application to join NATO continues to be blocked by Turkey, jeopardizing security in the Baltic Region. What’s next ?

ESG has been in the news through 2023. With S&P dropping its ESG scorecard is ESG under threat ?

California has the highest number of Alzheimer’s patients in the US. The incidence is an increasing as the Baby Boom generation ages. Lifestyle and demographics plays a big role as regards who is likely to develop Alzheimer’s.

Dr. Hill served as President Trump’s Foreign Policy advisor for Russia.

Will Speaker Pelosi be the most senior elected US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years ? And how will Beijing respond ?

New York Times bestselling author William D. Cohan discusses his latest book Power Failure. Bill interviewed three of the last four CEOs of General Electric, among many other insiders, to get a first hand account about the d...

A tale of sunshine being the best disinfectant for Russian money laundering and corruption.

FaceBook will launch a new cryptocurrency the Diem and a financial wallet the Novi to complement it. Target date is early 2021. It will be backed by the US dollar so it will not be digital in the way that Bitcoin is digital....

Not even a once in a century global pandemic seems to be able to slow down the rise in California's robust residential real estate market. The median price for a home hit $712,000 and shows little sign of slowing down. Low i...

With two new vaccines and their 94% effective rates against Covid 19 pending FDA approval, light is at the end of the tunnel for the Pandemic. But will Americans accept them enthusiastically ? Or will they protest like reject...

Huge volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami that reached California 5000 mikes away. A moving account.

Ancient Christian communities of Iraq, Syria, Gaza and Egypt are threatened by terrorism, persecution, war and emigration. Some say they will be extinct in 50 years. War correspondent Janine di Giovanni alerts us to the threat.

Chesa Boudin, San Francisco's 29th District Attorney is facing an unprecedented recall election on June 7, 2022, the first time in the 166 year history of the office. 83,000 San Franciscan voters signed a petition to put the ...

Emily Fromm, noted visual artist whose cityscapes of San Francisco are growing in popularity has added classic scenes from New York and London to her urban art portfolio. She is best known for the massive mosaic, entitled Fo...

Chile faces a hotly contested and polarized runoff election Sunday, December 19, pitting the extreme right and left against each other. The country has not faced such a stark choice since the 1970 election of Marxist Salvador...

In today's episode film critic Shaun Chang reviews the most recent Bond film and Daniel Craig's fifth and last one, No Way to Die. We also discuss the development of the franchise over the last 60 years. --- Send in a voice m...

Twitter, Facebook and the other big social media companies moved toward a curated speech, censorship model during the 2020 campaign. As a result an Alt Tech social media ecosystem has grown up emphasizing the importance of ...

The growing wealth gap between urban and rural China. And 300 million migrant workers find few opportunities for advancement beyond a factory job because of strict domestic registration rules that make migrants second class citizens in the big coastal cities like Shanghai or the capital Beijing.

Lara Bazelon demolishes some of the popular myths around working Moms: the work/life balance, the selfless mother, and toxic female ambition. Both a memoir and a series of interviews with career women, Lara backs her arguments with data.

Covid 19 misinformation on the Joe Rogan Experience has triggered a boycott by 1960s pop singers wanting their music removed from the streaming site. Is freedom of expression at stake or should Rogan steer clear of controversy ?

With 4500 reports of child abuse in San Francisco annually, we need to maintain excellent programs like Safe and Sound to treat the problem.

Artificial Intelligence is playing a growing role in the development of cybersecurity.Risk = Threat X Vulnerability X Consequence

Cryptocurrency investing has heretofore not been eligible for 401k investments. But a recent clarification by the Department of Labor has changed that. The Bullionite firm specializes in alternate investments for its clients.