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The World Future Society is the publisher of various magazines, journals and newsletters relating to the future. The principal of these is THE FUTURIST, a bi-monthly magazine published since 1967 and a principal benefit of membership in the World Future Society.

We also publish a variety of blogs through this site, a monthly e-newsletter named Futurist Update and a scholarly journal called World Future Review

Founded by Edward Cornish, former president of the World Future Society, and edited by Cynthia Wagner, THE FUTURIST takes no stand on what the future will or should be like. The magazine strives to serve as a neutral clearinghouse of ideas.

Each issue contains feature articles written by outstanding experts in a wide range of fields: business, creativity, education, economics, environment and resources, values, and more. In addition, several departments offer shorter news briefs, book reviews, and other items of interest from a variety of sources.

Among the many influential futurists and experts who have contributed to THE FUTURIST are: Gene Roddenberry ... Newt Gingrich ... Al Gore ... Alvin and Heidi Toffler ... Buckminster Fuller ... Frederik Pohl ... Isaac Asimov ... Vaclav Havel ... Hazel Henderson ... Margaret Mead ... Robert McNamara ... B.F. Skinner ... Nicholas Negroponte ... Helena Norberg-Hodge ... Arthur C. Clarke... Ray Kurzweil...David Walker...Edward Luttwak...and James Woolsey.

A one-year subscription is included with basic membership for $79. Payment may be made by check or money order in U.S. currency or by credit card. No additional charge is made for overseas surface postage; for airmail delivery anywhere in the world, add $25 per year per publication. For orders to be delivered in the state of Maryland, add a 6% sales tax.