Many in Indian Country are painfully aware of the circus performance that is this summer’s Principal Chief election for the largest federally recognized tribe in the U.S., the Cherokee Nation. This election season; however, has brought to the surface a plethora of social and economic issues from same-sex marriage, health care, citizenship of the descendants […]

Speaking at a Democratic Party event, Senator Bernie Sanders talks about social security and the myths of social security’s tax burden on Americans. He has some fighting words for Republicans who want to cut or eliminate the Social Security program.

The escalation of drone attacks by the United States in Pakistan’s northwestern region, a topic of much recent contention between the two nations, has lead to a stark increase in anti-American sentiment among Pakistanis. While the policy started under the Bush Administration, the Obama Administration has increased the use of the strikes in Pakistan from […]

by Adam Pourahmadi WASHINGTON – Qatar’s independent foreign policy is proving to be a formidable response to the changing geopolitical dynamics of the Arab Spring’s Middle East. A new cadre of diplomatic cables released by the whistle-blowing site Wikileaks reveals the shrewd policies of Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. The ability of this small […]

This Friday, Los Angeles City Mayor Villaraigosa released the 2010 Bicycle Plan, the latest major milestone in putting the city’s Measure R funds to work. By designating over 1600 miles of bicycle lanes throughout Los Angeles, the plan is designed to promote biking as a sustainable means of transit. The new bicycle system, composed of […]

Bangkok, Thailand’s capital city, is rapidly sinking. To make matters worse, sea levels around the country are rising rapidly. Rather than constructing levees or dams, S+PBA bothered to ask — Why not use nature’s existing resources to prevent natural disasters that are affecting not only Thailand’s biggest cities but its most vulnerable populations? The company’s […]

In early August 2011, U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garauf ruled in favor of the U.S. government’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the state of New York.  State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman claims that an environmental impact report must be created for new legislation that could result in new hydraulic fracturing projects […]

An internationally backed referendum in January 2011 yielded a nearly unanimous vote among Southern Sudanese to secede from the North. On July 9, 2011 the Republic of South Sudan officially declared it’s independence in a ceremony attended by African leaders and officials from around the world. An estimated 1.5 million South Sudanese died in their […]

Somalia is currently the location of the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations. The political turmoil surrounding Al Shabaab control, a militant Islamist movement, has been exacerbated by a recent drought, the worst the country has seen in decades. Fleeing violence and drought, the Somali refugee population has distended. The Kenyan government […]

This Tuesday, President Barack Obama became the first president since John F. Kennedy to officially visit the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. On his way to the island, the President made an important overnight stop in Florida, the state with the second-highest Puerto Rican community behind New York. During a speech addressing the people of […]