Depending on where you are in the world, either today or yesterday was a historic day. The Federal Communications Commission, or FCC,   vote...

It has been some time that President Obama announced an initial relaxing the this country's closed door foreign policy with respect to C...

Recently, a report released by the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding the use of torture by the CIA. It declassifies some of the inform...

I've been to many national parks. I'm very fortunate that a few good men like John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt thought it was importan...

President Obama recently addressed the need for net neutrality in this country. His words are heartening, but real efforts need to be taken ...

Open space and park space are critical parts of any community. Along with clear environmental benefits, open space provides a community with...

Voting is your chance to have a say in how our government functions. While it often seems that each individual vote does not really matter, ...

Malala Yousafzai is a hero. Shot by the Taliban simply for going to school, she has continued her activism for education in spite of the per...

A little while ago, I found a podcast by NPR's Planet Money team on a strange situation in a California Mall.  The mall is split into tw...

Transportation is a critical part of any sustainable development plan, a focus on which I believe is lacking in many areas of the United Sta...