With the sounds of the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street still in the air from 2011, the question remains how capitalism will survive.  Peter Frase of Jacobin ponders four visions of the future of capitalism.

According the Institute for the Future, the next decade will be a balancing act between communities, corporate powers, individuals, and everything in between.  Check out IFTF’s Map of the Decade to see how it all information will be intersecting from 2012 and beyond.

World Futures Society’s James Lee comments and forecasts on gold, stocks, bonds, and wireless everything.  2012 should be a better year, and we here at Houston Futures look forward to it.

Centauri Dreams gives us a listing of the first uses of interstellar concepts such as “hyperspace” and “space warp.”  Understanding about what we dreamed can give us a window into what we can do.