World on Fire – Notes and Impressions from FiRe 2009
3 June 2009Guest blogged by Glen Hiemstra, Founder & Owner, Futurist.com Last week included four eventful days at the annual Future In Review conference put on by the Strategic News Service. This year, the last at San Diego’s Hotel del Coronado [FiRe 2010 is moving to the Terranea; future FiRe locales aren’t yet scheduled – Ed.], was [...]
The New New Deal
7 May 2009Guest-blogged by SNS Member Russ Daggatt Former New York Senator and UN Ambassador, Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” Increasingly, it seems, Republicans are trying to create not only their own facts but their own reality. This is particularly problematic when the mainstream media [...]
An Open Letter to the Board of Directors
5 May 2009From NPR and KPLU Radio: Corporate CEOs are getting a lot of the blame for the economic meltdown. But what about the people who hire and fire them? Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson shares his Open Letter to the Board of Directors with KPLU’s Dave Meyer. Listen Now
Mark Anderson on KVOS
2 February 2009Watch Mark’s interview on KVOS Mark Anderson, from Strategic News Service from ENW with Deb Slater on Vimeo.
Mark Anderson: Layoffs don’t help the economy
1 February 2009From NPR and KPLU Radio: The recession continues to take its toll on jobs. This week began with news of more than 75-thousand layoffs at companies such as Home Depot, Caterpillar and Texas Instruments. Then Boeing and Starbucks announced plans for nearly 17-thousand layoffs. Last week, Microsoft announced its first-ever major layoffs. Listen Now
KPLU: Mark Anderson’s Market Forecast
2 December 2008From KPLU and NPR: ”Is the economy falling off a cliff? Mark Anderson forecasts economic trends in his Strategic News Service newsletter. He tells KPLU’s Dave Meyer his crystal ball may be cloudy, but we should see some positive signs in the first half of 2009.” Listen Now!
Spring Street International School Discovery Series
2 November 2008I am very proud to be one of the parents at SSIS; my son Evan has attended this great school for years. Last year, we developed the Discovery Speaker Series, intended to provide some waypoints for kids in high school looking at colleges and majors, and trying to figure out how to get from a [...]
KPLU NPR Interview: The Oil Bubble
25 September 2008From KPLU Radio and NPR: “When it comes to the troubles plaguing our economy, a lot of attention is being paid to bank failures and bailouts. But don’t forget about oil prices. In this month’s conversation, Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson tells KPLU’s Dave Meyer about hot money and the oil bubble.” Listen now: [...]
U.S. Economy Splits – Right on Schedule
20 April 2008Last week the Wall St. Journal ran a front page headline story, “Economy Splits.” It talked about the unusual situation of having tech companies doing really well (particularly large, global tech companies), while the other half of the economy (housing, construction, finance) did poorly. SNS Members were advised of this situation last fall, and are [...]