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It Can’t Happen Here: What Happens After Occupy Wall Street
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. The Occupy movement is most significant not for what the protestors say, but rather that the movement is happening at all. It demonstrates significant unrest, and the greatest dissatisfaction with the capitalist system that we’ve … Continue reading
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It’s Not Just Stocks that Are at Risk
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. The stock markets have fallen out of bed since President Obama signed the ludicrous debt ceiling deal. I don’t wonder about that; what I wonder is why they took so long. I was expecting stocks … Continue reading
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Why Education Must Change
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. This article was originally published in Teach magazine. For most of the 18 years I’ve written this column, I’ve focused on how education will change. This time, I’m going to focus on why it must … Continue reading
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Free trade doesn’t work for the ignorant
Free trade works for everyone – but only if everyone works. Rich countries, especially in North America, are getting lazy, and that spells trouble. Continue reading
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