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Predictions 2014: A Difficult Year To See

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The subject of this cloud has nothing – directly – to do with digital media, marketing, technology or platform ecosystems – the places where I focus much of my writing. Predictions 2010. 2010: How I Did. But while the topic is orthogonal at best, it’s weighing heavily on me. This won’t last forever.

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Robert Reich: “Saving Capitalism” From Itself

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Most of Reich’s argument turns on this simple premise: The debate between “free markets” and “government intrusion” is a false choice. From banking to broadband, pharma to agriculture, Reich details subtle market mechanisms that concentrate power and capital into the hands of the “new oligarchs.”