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Where is the World Order Headed?
The global trade order is fragmenting into regional blocs and shifting alliances, forcing business leaders to embrace scenario planning to navigate uncertainty and make structural decisions despite unpredictable tariff and geopolitical changes.
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National Human Trafficking Prevention Month 2026
January's National Human Trafficking Prevention Month raises awareness about modern slavery affecting 27.6 million people worldwide, encouraging public education, Wear Blue Day solidarity, and collective action to effectively combat trafficking.
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Thanksgiving 2025
True gratitude transcends material circumstances and personal comfort. Drawing from Maslow's hierarchy and historical wisdom, genuine thankfulness finds its foundation in resilience through adversity, not merely prosperity's blessings.
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World Kindness Day
World Kindness Day counters troubling pro-bullying social media trends. Research shows kindness benefits both givers and receivers, improving well-being and happiness. We're biologically wired for compassion—choose kindness over hostility.
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Veterans Day 2025
Veterans Day recognizes all who served. The Tuskegee Airmen and the Six Triple Eight, including centenarian Anna Mae Robertson, exemplified African American contributions during WWII, later receiving Congressional Gold Medals.
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Personal Dispatches: Reflections on today’s society through the lens of Fortune Magazine December 1941
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Is this the End of Useful “Useless Knowledge”?
The article discusses how decreasing federal funding for basic research in the US threatens scientific leadership, innovation, economic growth, and national security, while China rapidly gains ground in R&D spending.
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The Dalai Lama, China, and the Future
The Dalai Lama's new book reflects on his 70-year struggle with China over Tibet's freedom. At 90, he fears Tibet's cultural erasure and specifies his successor will be born outside China, continuing his legacy.
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National Slavery & Human Traffic Prevention Month 2025
Every January highlights ongoing human trafficking issues. The U.S. observes National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, focusing on awareness and prevention of trafficking crimes that affect nearly 50 million people globally, including 12 million children.
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In Memoriam: Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter, America's longest-lived president, died at 100 on December 29, 2024. After his presidency, he devoted himself to humanitarian work, winning the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize and establishing the Carter Center.