2014

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  [Video] The Russian Bear Comes Out of Hibernation

  Socionomist Alan Hall warned in 2007 that the world would soon see a darker side of Putin.
   
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  [Article] Social Mood Influences Technological Development

  What kind of technological innovations will impact the future? The answer depends on the trend in social mood.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] Positive Social Mood Lifts Obama

  Social mood, not external factors such as GDP, determine presidents’ popularity.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] US Firms Push Back Against Russian Censorship

  Russia has been cracking down on Internet freedom since 2011, when there were mass protests against Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] Vandals Leave Nazi Symbols on Jewish Cemetery in Greece

  Greece’s government has condemned an attack on the Jewish cemetery in the city of Larissa.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] Report Shows NSA Mishandled American’s Personal Information

  In response to a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Security Agency has released reports on its intelligence collection practices.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] North Korean Internet Knocked Offline

  Cyber-crime is a rising threat to world powers.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] Cyber Warfare

  “Espionage is happening at a rate we have never seen before.”
   
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  [Mood Riffs] Cuba, US Restore Relations

  US and Cuba on Wednesday announce a “normalizing” of diplomatic relations after a half-century old embargo.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] Russia Cracks Down on Pop Music Performers

  Russian pop stars are paying a price for speaking against their country’s policies on Ukraine.