Are young Americans becoming less materialistic?

Are young people in America becoming less materialisic, compared to their parents? Writing on his Shaping Tomorrow site, futurist Mike Jackson says that with economic uncertainty on the risee, both young people and the business community in general are investing more in intangible services, including those related to education, data accumulation, and financial security. Is…

China: Big Brother, Brave New World or Harmonious Society?

ACADEMIC ARTICLE: In this paper I examine three textual mythologies regarding China’s evolving present. These are an Orwellian world of covert and overt state control; a Brave New World dystopia where the spirit of the people is subsumed in hedonistic distractions; and finally I assess the progress towards the official vision of the current Beijing…