Jane Susskind is a Judicial Law Clerk at Nevada Supreme Court.
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According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, 1.4 billion people are overweight -- half a billion are obese -- and America is at the top of the list of the most obese developed nation in the world -- 31.8 percent of its population and rising.
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Technology has undoubtably changed the way our political system functions in America. Facebook, Twitter, and Google all played pivotal roles in last year's election. Social media now allows for transparent and open legislating, with lawmakers like Rep. Justin Amash and Rep. Jared Polis sharing their policy making decisions
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According to a recent study published by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project, 50 percent of Internet users are worried about the amount of personal information about them online -- an increase of 17 percent since 2009. Growing concern with privacy online has resulted in
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While President Obama could have to wait two weeks for Congress to vote on U.S. involvement in Syria, Obama has already made it clear that with or without Congressional approval, he has the authority to attack Syria. We asked our readers, "Should any president be allowed to authorize
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na3Dt9c5Jns California Manufacturing and Technology Association Executive Director Jack Stewart moderated a 4 hour round table discussion at Sacramento's Citizen Hotel on Wednesday. The event was hosted by the Independent Voter Project and featured a welcome video message from Congressman Eric Swalwell,
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According to recent studies, around 45 percent of millennials are now politically unaffiliated or independent. With birthdays spanning between the early 1980s and the early 2000s, millennials have long been criticized for their divergence from their predecessors when it comes to values like work ethic, political activity, and sense of
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President Barack Obama meets in the Situation Room with his national security advisors to discuss strategy in Syria, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Secretary of State John Kerry, on behalf of President Obama, is before Congress seeking approval to perform military actions in Syria.
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NEW YORK - Today hundreds of people gathered in front of a McDonalds on Fifth Avenue with thousands more expected to join in over 50 cities. The LA Times reports: About 500 people, including workers, activists, religious leaders, news crews and local politicians, gathered outside the McDonald's on
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Today, the Internet isn't accessible for two-thirds of the world. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is asking us to "imagine a world where it connects us all," with the launch of a global partnership to increase Internet accessibility worldwide. The partnership incorporates technology leaders, nonprofits, local
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This video clip was originally posted on The Atlantic and is part of a six-part series in The User's Guide to Energy. Solar energy is transforming the energy market. In places like California, for instance, sunshine is not only fueling our electricity grid, but has fueled our economy,
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In response to growing concern over the privacy of personal information online, companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Microsoft have revealed the number of personal data requests received from government entities worldwide. While conditions such as time period and location vary, one uniform trend is confirmed: Government requests for
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"Twitter is committed to the open exchange of information," reads the report website. Twitter recently released its third biannual transparency report, sharing with the public the number of requests for information, removal requests, and copyright notices it has received from 26 different governments around the world. The report