Monday, January 22, 2018

Notations On Our World (Special Weekly Edition): Our View On the #GovernmentShutdown & The Future




It was quite a weekend on the political scene in the United States as Government Shutdown Continued.    The dreamers marched in Washington Friday Night and the entire Political Punditry and Political Class was busy as some depicted a sense of shame on a broad basis.   As we went to press, there was an expected vote scheduled around Noon Washington Time.

We released this to our Twitter Channel that we will headline all week here in our Main Property:


We also are pleased to present the whole Ted Talk for here for all as we continue to remain hopeful:





Notations On Our World (Special #Davos2018 Edition): As #WEF2018 is at hand...



One of our must reads, Alan Murray of Fortune, relesaed this before he left for #Davos2018--our team will also be on the prowl as well as this on the drop in trust was of concern especially as OXFAM also reported that the top 1% took 83% of the Wealth last year:


FORTUNE CEO DAILY
FORTUNE CEO DAILY


JANUARY 22, 2018
Good morning.
The public’s trust in all institutions—government, business, media and non-government organizations—has taken a nosedive in the U.S. in the last year, according to the annual Edelman Trust survey, released this morning in advance of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The decline in trust in government was greatest, falling 14 percentage points, while trust in business fell 10 points, NGOs 9 points, and media 5 points. Worth noting is the survey was done before the government shutdown, which likely will deepen the public’s mistrust.
The survey covers 28 nations, none of which recorded a decline in trust as great as that in the U.S. At the other extreme, Chinese respondents recorded a significant increase in trust in all four types of institutions, with government and business leading the way.
“The United States is enduring an unprecedented crisis of trust,” said Richard Edelman, president and CEO of the communications firm that conducts the survey. “This is the first time that a massive drop in trust has not been linked to a pressing economic issue or catastrophe like the Fukushima nuclear disaster. In fact, it’s the ultimate irony that it’s happening at a time of prosperity, with the stock market and employment rates in the U.S. at record highs.”
The root cause of the fall, says Edelman: lack of objective facts and rational discourse in the U.S. You can read the full report here.
I’m on my way to Davos this morning, and will be reporting from there all week. News below.
Alan Murray
@alansmurray
alan.murray@fortune.com

Sunday, January 21, 2018

Notations From the Grid (Special W-End Edition): On the Eve of #Davos2018



Our team picked this up courtesy of Bloomberg on the eve of #Davos2018 on the key risks for the global elite as they head for the Davos hills.... https://t.co/9kOho03qfc by @sjhmorris#Davos2018 #WEF2018 pic.twitter.com/NsUfjZ3nW2


 This is, as of course, one man will dominate it all, @realDonaldTrump: