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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – A record high percentage the people of the United States, 89 percent, now say government corruption is widespread, a number that is up 10 percentage points from 2025 and well above readings in the 72 to 79 percent range researchers found in surveys between 2010 and 2025. Democrats’ perceptions of government corruption have risen the most sharply since Donald Trump’s election as president in 2024, although the…
Stop Staring at Your Phone, Feeding the Tech Giants Traffic, and Get Involved – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – How many red flags do we have to wave before enough people will listen and take action? For many years now, we have been pointing out over and over again that the future…
We need a plan to ensure that the good outweighs the bad. – Guest Column – By Bill Gates – The transition to the AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history. Right now, we are not preparing adequately for that transition. If the world takes the right steps, AI…
The A.I. Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – When riptides are churning up the ocean, lifeguards raise red flags, warning swimmers and beachgoers of the danger. When there is danger ahead in society, scientists, experts and journalists raise red flags. That is how democracy works, or doesn’t work, if people and politicians ignore the…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – The New York Times Editorial Board ran a piece today explaining how the Trump administration is trying to kill poor people in this country to get ready for the A.I. bots to take over. They didn’t exactly phrase it that way, but that is what’s going on.…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – The world is moving toward another demographic milestone. But unlike the population explosions of the past century, the approach to 9 billion people is unfolding on a planet already being transformed by climate change due to global warming from the burning of fossil fuels. According to the…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – The world has failed in its goal of limiting the average global temperature to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit and must take fast action to limit the “overshoot” or face even more cataclysmic consequences from climate change due to global warming from the burning of fossil fuels for energy…
Staff Report – The Trump administration has proposed trading away a parcel of land in Yosemite National Park in California so a private developer who supported Trump’s campaign for president can gain access to the park, according to federal officials and documents reviewed and reported by The New York Times. The potential deal has alarmed…
Tales From the MoJo Road – By Glynn Wilson – SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – “If handled well,” they say, “this transformation could bring about abundance and prosperity for everyone. If handled poorly, it could result in an extreme concentration of power in the hands of a tiny elite.” – Effective Altruism We have traveled to…
What Will the Administration’s Policies Actually Mean for Patients? – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – The Affordable Care Act changed American health care by making insurance available to millions of people who previously couldn’t obtain or afford it. The second Trump administration is now making changes that appear to be a direct…
What Obamacare Did for Patients — and What It Didn’t Fix – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – When President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010, the first law ever passed by Congress to REGULATE health care in the United States, the central promise was straightforward. More Americans…
Is American Health Care Losing the Doctor-Patient Relationship to Corporate Medicine? – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – There was a time when going to the doctor meant going to your local doctor, a member of your community who you knew personally. You knew the physician. The physician knew you. Your medical history…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – Editor’s Note: Healthcare is one of the top domestic and economic concerns for Americans. Public opinion research consistently shows this to be the case. Recent surveys from Gallup reveal that a striking 61 percent of adults in the U.S. worry “a great deal” about healthcare, ranking it…
Tales From the MoJo Road – By Glynn Wilson – COULTERVILLE, Calif. – When you hear in the gossip winds around here about a party featuring a band called Nashville Honeymoon, you might think the Sierra mountain foothills are about to come alive with the sounds of Nashville country music. Especially when you find out…
Tales From the MoJo Road – By Glynn Wilson – COULTERVILLE, Calif. – So you may agree with me that social media sux in many ways. But it is good for a thing or two, like finding out when someone dies. It has come to my attention, thanks to Facebook, that my old friend and…
