The Economist – Rating Countries by Peacefulness [Graph]
The Institute for Economics and Peace in conjunction with the Economist Intelligence Unit has developed a metric for national peacefulness. Here is a
Looking at Twitter today, I saw that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is actually on Twitter. And I guess I knew that already, except that I really got
Friday, June 15th is California’s constitutional deadline to pass a balanced budget through both houses of the state legislature. According to Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, Democratic leaders
For the past few months, there has been much controversy stemming from both Democrats and Republicans regarding the "War on Women." Democrats and Republicans have been arguing about
As Pitch reports:
"A series of new liquor laws signed by Gov. Sam Brownback go into effect July 1, among them a new happy-hour provision that allows for
During a Friday press conference at the White House, President Obama discussed the state of the economy in the US, job growth, and the European currency crisis, but all that
The War on Drugs symbolically made it to President Obama's doorstep today, as David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, was arrested after locking himself
IVN – Obama Focusing Fundraising Efforts on CA
After trailing Romney in fundraising, Obama’s re-election campaign has focused its attention on the Golden State for fundraising. The campaign has
The following is an interview with Carl Davidson. Davidson is a long time activist who started back in the 1960s. Since then Davidson has been involved with many organizations, including
There are more self-identified Independents in the United States today than there have been at any point in the last seventy years. This is just one of the findings
California’s state parks are admired by visitors from all over. Tourists come and are amazed at the quality and quantity of the state park system and envy us our
The electrical grid in the U.S. needs upgrading, not just because it’s aging but also so it can handle increasing amounts of renewable energy. As a country we
