One bullet point missing I think that is important is the democratization of education I think started in earnest this year. Khan Academy has entered the zeitge

One bullet point missing I think that is important is the democratization of education I think started in earnest this year. Khan Academy has entered the zeitgeist and Stanford and MIT are now opening up classes to the public. If this continues we could see a much more educated and informed public, which obviously is healthy for democracy in the same way these movements are.