Sources & Citations

Adaptation is Evolution, Extraction is Death: Updating Toffler for the AI Age

Compiled: November 1, 2025 | Article by: The Open Record

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Billionaire Wealth Concentration (2025)

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Fortune (January 31, 2025). "Musk, Zuckerberg and Huang among 5 people now expected to become trillionaires by 2035."
Original: fortune.com
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Interesting Engineering (October 2025). "Top 10 richest people in the world as Elon Musk hits $500B."
Original: interestingengineering.com
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CEOWORLD Magazine (September 28, 2025). "The 2025 Billionaire Wealth Report: Global Trends CEOs and Investors Must Know."
Original: ceoworld.biz
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Newsweek (May 22, 2025). "Mark Zuckerberg Overtakes Jeff Bezos in Global Billionaire Ranking."
Original: newsweek.com
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The Shift News (October 31, 2025). "$13.4 trillion: the total net worth of the world's 3,508 billionaires."
Original: theshiftnews.com
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CDC Data Restrictions and Health Information Suppression

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NPR (January 24, 2025). "Under communications freeze, CDC updates some important health data but not others."
Original: npr.org
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NPR (February 14, 2025). "Trump administration restricts CDC research and messaging with layers of oversight."
Original: npr.org
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NPR (May 21, 2025). "Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago."
Original: npr.org
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KFF (September 23, 2025). "Disappearing Federal Data: Implications for Addressing Health Disparities."
Original: kff.org
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Yale Daily News (February 14, 2025). "ANALYSIS: Loss of CDC data is impacting public health."
Original: yaledailynews.com
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The Sick Times (January 24, 2025). "Some U.S. COVID-19 data are down amid 'pause' to federal health communications."
Original: thesicktimes.org
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ASPPH (February 5, 2025). "ASPPH Releases Statement About CDC Data Removal and Recent Research Restrictions."
Original: aspph.org
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FOIA Backlogs and Government Transparency

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U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). "FOIA Backlogs Hinder Government Transparency and Accountability."
Original: gao.gov
Archive: PDF (hosted)
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U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). "Freedom of Information Act: Additional Guidance and Reliable Data Can Help Address Agency Backlogs."
Original: gao.gov
Archive: PDF (hosted)
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National Archives - Office of Government Information Services (October 30, 2024). "Estimated Dates of Completion Challenges Symptom of Larger Delay Issue."
Original: archives.gov
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National Security Archive (March 8, 2019). "25-Year-Old FOIA Request Confirms FOIA Delays Continue Unabated."
Original: nsarchive.gwu.edu
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UNREDACTED Blog (October 17, 2025). "What Does a Government Shutdown Mean for FOIA?"
Original: unredacted.com
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Casepoint (February 7, 2025). "FOIA in 2025: Overcoming Backlogs, Cybersecurity Risks and Lawsuits."
Original: casepoint.com
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FedScoop (March 15, 2024). "Tech issues are part of the problem — and solution — for FOIA backlog, GAO finds."
Original: fedscoop.com
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Climate Data Removal and Environmental Information Suppression

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National Security Archive (February 6, 2025). "Disappearing Data: Trump Administration Removing Climate Information from Government Websites."
Original: nsarchive.gwu.edu
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National Security Archive (September 30, 2025). "Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation."
Original: nsarchive.gwu.edu
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NPR (August 8, 2025). "Far more environmental data is being deleted in Trump's second term than before."
Original: npr.org
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NPR (July 15, 2025). "The Trump administration reverses its promise to publish key climate reports online."
Original: npr.org
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Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) (August 2025). "Trump Administration Intensifies Suppression of Climate Information."
Original: envirodatagov.org
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Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) (February 19, 2025). "How to Find Climate Data and Science the Trump Administration Doesn't Want You to See."
Original: envirodatagov.org
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EDF Vital Signs (July 28, 2025). "The Trump administration is wiping out scientific data on climate change. The data heroes are ready."
Original: vitalsigns.edf.org
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Inside Climate News (February 5, 2025). "As Trump Administration Purges Climate Data and Web Pages, Research Groups Scramble to Save Information."
Original: insideclimatenews.org
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Environmental Health News (February 3, 2025). "Trump administration removes climate information from federal websites."
Original: ehn.org
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Union of Concerned Scientists (April 14, 2025). "Environmental And Science Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Removal of Climate and Environmental Justice Websites and Data."
Original: ucs.org
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Previous Research from The Open Record

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The Open Record (October 16, 2025). "The Pentagon Press: Exodus 2025."
Original: theopenrecord.org
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The Open Record (October 6, 2025). "America's Housing Crisis: How Corporate Greed is Pricing Families Out of Existence."
Original: theopenrecord.org
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The Open Record (October 2, 2025). "How Trade Wars and Policy Failures: America's Assault on Its Own Food Security."
Original: theopenrecord.org
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The Open Record (September 23, 2025). "The 2042 Convergence."
Original: theopenrecord.org
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The Open Record (September 19, 2025). "The Great Wealth Transfer: How Corporate America Looted the Middle Class."
Original: theopenrecord.org
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The Open Record (September 4, 2025). "When the Pre-1970s Comes Knocking: AI Bias in Hiring and Financial Services."
Original: theopenrecord.org
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The Open Record (September 3, 2025). "When AI Tries to Blackmail Its Way Out of Deletion: A Conversation About Our Digital Future."
Original: theopenrecord.org
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The Open Record (August 26, 2025). "The True Tax Burden: America's Hidden Taxation."
Original: theopenrecord.org
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The Open Record (August 11, 2025). "Why We Need to Figure This Out Together."
Original: theopenrecord.org
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Additional Data Sources

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Administration for Children and Families. Foster care statistics and data.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Healthcare cost and employer benefit data.
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OECD Social Expenditure Database. International social spending comparisons.