By Heather Rogers | 02/09/2012 | Science | 9 Comments
It took 50k years for the human population numbers to climb to 1 bln. The 2 bln mark was achieved 100 years. To reach 3 bln, took only 30 more.
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By Christopher A. Guzman | 08/26/2011 | Activism, California, Issues, Movements
A recent Rasmussen survey of likely U.S. voters found that Texas Congressman Dr. Ron Paul runs practically dead even with President Barack Obama in a hypothetical head-to-head 2012 White House race.
By Damon Eris | 08/24/2011 | California, Issues
Four contenders for the GOP’s presidential nomination are polling competitively with President Obama among registered voters, according to a new poll. How do potential Independent or third party presidential hopefuls match up against the candidates of the major parties? We don’t know, because the pollsters never ask.
By Christopher A. Guzman | 08/23/2011 | California, Economy
A recent Gallup Poll has revealed that satisfaction with the way things are going in the United States is lower among Americans classifying themselves as Independents compared to Americans overall. As a mere 11% of Americans overall approve of the way things are progressing in the United States (the lowest level since December 2008 and just four points above the all-time low recorded in O
By Damon Eris | 08/17/2011 | California, Issues
The fate of the California Democratic Party’s Progressive Caucus remains uncertain following its passage of a resolution calling for a primary challenge to President Obama late last month. Could the growing rift within the Democratic Party signal the emergence of an Independent progressive movement in California and nationwide?
By W. E. Messamore | 07/02/2011 | California, Drugs, Safety | 5 Comments
In the 2009 “Ogden Memo,” Obama’s Deputy Attorney General, David Ogden signaled that the Obama Administration did not consider prosecution of medical marijuana patients an “efficient use of federal resources.” But in a memo issued Wednesday by Deputy Atty.
By Chris Hinyub | 06/25/2011 | California, Drugs, Safety, War and Foreign Policy
On Wednesday, President Obama announced a drawdown of 33,000 troops in Afghanistan by September of next year, basically recalling the (second) troop surge he authorized in December of ’09.
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