Political activists on both the left and right project dark times ahead. We present a contrarian upside, spiritually-speaking:
1. You can start the year by seeing the Dalai Lama, live (Dateline: Bodh Gaya, India)
2. The world will have more saints in 2012 (Dateline: Vatican City)
3. The Mayans, the New Agers and the movie were wrong: Why the world did not end on Dec. 21, 2012
4. The world economy ain’t so bad, after all (Global Insight, the world’s largest economic forecaster)
5. The U.S. economy is posting a surprise comeback (TIME/Associated Press)
6. An AIDS-free generation: NIH-Chapel Hill study of antiretroviral drugs called scientific breakthrough
7. A new Earth: Our planet has a ‘twin’
8. The hottest Facebook Page in America? Boycott the Kardashians
9. How do you say, “winning”? Charlie’s back! (Hollywood Reporter)
10. So is Al Gore: Watch the epic Inconvenient Truth sequel, “24 Hours of Reality” (24 locations, 13 languages)
