Summary This document explores some of the negative aspects of cronyism and similar poor methods of hiring or appointing people for positions. In brief, cronyism is an attack on Democracy because it ignores the direct will and wisdom of the people in favor of giving power to those who may be least qualified for positions.… Continue reading Cronyism Report 2024
Category: Public Interest
Philanthropy Report 2024
Summary This document provides some news and information about charitable giving strategies based on the work of some current prominent philanthropists. This page will be updated as new information becomes available. This report is not intended to guide individual giving, but instead looks at big picture approaches philanthropy as a context for further study. Because… Continue reading Philanthropy Report 2024
Water Scarcity Report 2024
Summary This document provides news and information about water scarcity. For additional news and background read Water Scarcity News 2022. News Bloomberg (3 Oct 2024) “The Surprising Solutions to the World’s Water Crisis” — Our survival depends on water, yet global reserves are rapidly shrinking. It’s now replaced oil as the most likely cause of… Continue reading Water Scarcity Report 2024
Survivalist Report 2024
Summary This page provides news and information about the survivalist movement in the United States. More information will be added as it becomes available. There are many individual survivalists and preppers, but this document emphasizes groups of people seeking to build communities based on common ideologies. This document does not intend to criticize liberals or… Continue reading Survivalist Report 2024
Public Health Report 2024
Summary This document offers news and information about public health issues and concerns as of 2024. More information will be added as it becomes available. As of August 2024, the World Health Organization has declared monkeypox (MPOX) to be an international public health emergency. COVID has been spreading rapidly due to a highly contagious mutating… Continue reading Public Health Report 2024
Countries in Crisis 2024
Summary This page provides news and information about various countries that are in a state of crisis, or have recently been through turmoil in 2024. This page will be updated over time to include more countries and updated information. The entries at the top of this document address regional challenges. Then a list of countries… Continue reading Countries in Crisis 2024
Report on Al Jazeera 2024
Summary This document provides news and information about the news agency Al Jazeera, based in Qatar. Some brief commentary is followed by news stories. Perspective A report studying media bias and accuracy places Al Jazeera as fairly close to NPR, PBS, NBC and CNN. [Source] The style of reporting could be considered “Western” in that… Continue reading Report on Al Jazeera 2024
Dr. Maddie Giegold – 2024
Dr. Maddie Giegold is someone who brought cheer and healing to those around her. Her life is an inspiring reminder of the good we can do in this world in the time we have. Maddie suffered from a stroke in July 2024 at the age of 32. Below is a celebration of life video from… Continue reading Dr. Maddie Giegold – 2024
Iran Report 2024
Summary This document provides selected news and information about Iran as of 2024. Some information from the Iran Report 2023 and Iran Report 2022 documents are included again this year for context. Some cultural videos are included with the news entries below. History The prehistory of Iran is considered to be from about 18,000 BC… Continue reading Iran Report 2024
Insights of Iconic Women
Summary Melinda French Gates had several conversations with women of all ages about “Moments That Make Us” — the experiences that impacted their lives. Those conversations are below in the order they were originally posted, with the most recent at the top. More will be added as they become available. Resources Individuals and discussion groups… Continue reading Insights of Iconic Women
Kamala Harris Report 2024
Summary This document provides news and information about Kamala Harris who is now accepted by her party as the successor to Joe Biden. On 21 Jul 2024, she received Biden’s endorsement when he withdrew from running for reelection in the 2024 election. In 2020, Harris was democratically elected with over 81 million votes, as the… Continue reading Kamala Harris Report 2024
Eco News 2024
Summary This document contains some news highlights for current environmental news. More information will be added over time as it becomes available. For additional context and background, read the Eco News 2023 report. News Washington Post (10 Sep 2024) “One of the most potent greenhouse gases is rising faster than ever” — About a third… Continue reading Eco News 2024