December FDH Lounge News Nuggets

By Rick Morris

We’re adapting a segment that we have used on our show repeatedly in order to try to highlight some of the more intriguing news headlines going today.  We have also posted links here for geopolitical headlines in the past and we’ll work this into this theme.  Much like The FDH Lounge itself, we’ll try to keep it broad-based as far as what is catching our eye.

^ From Stratfor, how America’s unique geography helps make us a superpower.

^ From The Australian, pondering if the world’s major economies are poised for a slide back into recession.

^ From The Economist, the real long-term issues behind the “fiscal cliff.”

^ From The Week, the top memes of 2012.

^ From Bloomberg View, how China got through their year of leadership transition.

^ From Business Insider, why mobile video is set to explode.

^ From Business Insider, gutless politicians from both parties are dooming any chance to save our entitlement system.

^ From Real Clear World, what a multipolar world will look like in 2030.

^ From Newsweek, how Brazil will dominate Latin America in the years to come.

^ From the Wall Street Journal, against all odds, how the Euro survived 2012.