Alice A. Huffman, president of the California branch of the NAACP, is adamant that Proposition 19 – the act to decriminalize, regulate and tax cannabis – isn't just a good
California is poised to become the nation’s first state to ban single-use plastic and paper bags at supermarkets and convenience stores.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, breaking with his usual
In a trend that continues to accelerate, chickens are going mainstream in suburban and urban backyards across the nation.
Citizens are challenging local zoning ordinances, pro-chicken citizens' groups
Despite philosophical differences between the Coffee Party and the Tea Party, both grassroots movements are united by at least two key principles.
“In this election, let's reject the
Proposition 23, which will be on the California ballot in November, seeks to effectively abolish the landmark AB32 bill. Also known as the Global Warming Solutions Act, AB32 passed in
It was not so long ago that observers of America’s political scene, both pessimistic and optimistic, predicted that a Value-Added Tax (VAT) would be the inevitable future of
NOAA says 2010 is the hottest year on record. However, skeptics, some of whom are in the scientific community, argue that the second half of 2010 will be cooler and
The joint Senate Assembly committee tasked with budgeting the current fiscal year is seeking to delay approval of a controversial fumigant for use on California strawberry fields.
Coastal agribusinesses are
These days, it seems like we are provided with new evidence of the American public’s desire for Independent and third party alternatives to the Democratic and Republican parties on
Very few economists, Wall St analysts, government officials, and cable television pundits predicted the Great Recession. At the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke missed it. The Wall St
Despite infighting and charges of racism from the NAACP, the Tea Party movement now has the political backing to stay relevant in the November midterms, gaining an official caucus in
