Former IVN editor. UC Berkeley graduate in Political Economy. Worked on data analysis and visualization software in Start Up Chile accelerator. Photographer, music blogger, and activist based in Santiago, Chile.
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A new Public Policy Institute of California survey was released this week. The report offers data on Californians' overall sentiment about the state, taking into account economics and politics in the region. The survey found Californians are generally optimistic about the economy, with 44 percent approving the direction in
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Photo: Official White House Photo // Pete Souza The White House held its annual Tribal Nations Conference yesterday at the Department of Interior in Washington, D.C. The President welcomed representatives from 566 federally recognized tribes to address concerns specific to America’s native communities. Native Americans make up just over
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Today, Robert Reich, the Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley and former Secretary of Labor to the Clinton Administration, wrote a blog post on his website about three crises Americans are ignoring - crises scarier than fiscal cliff. Reich writes, "If we had a functional
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Today, Robert Reich, the Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley and former Secretary of Labor to the Clinton Administration, wrote a blog post on his website about three crises Americans are ignoring - crises scarier than the fiscal cliff. Reich writes, "If we had a
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced banks and other financial institutions posted their highest profits in Q3 in six years. The improvement marks a 6.6 percent increase in aggregate net income from the same time last year, with an average return on assets at 1.06 percent. The
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Photo: CNN Security Blog The Department of Justice has sentenced a New Jersey CPA for his role in a fraud case involving PCI, Provident Capital Indemnity Ltd, and hundreds of millions of dollars. The Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force was set up by President Obama in 2009 to curb and
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This year marked an unprecedented number of women in government, including women in state legislatures. The 2012 Project, a group that aimed to have 20% of those elected to congress be women by 2012, surpassed their goals this election. More women in Congress could change the political lanscape in the
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This year marked an unprecedented number of women in government, including women in state legislatures. The 2012 Project, a group that aimed to have 20% of those elected to congress be women by 2012, surpassed their goals this election. More women in Congress could change the political lanscape in the
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Photo: Steve Rhodes The regulation of the Internet is increasingly under scrutiny as matters of cybersecurity, intellectual property, and telecommunication development grow ever more complex. Although each issue remains distinct in nature, they are unquestionably intertwined in conversation and origin: freedom. Early in 2012, controversy erupted over two bills, one
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Yesterday, Renesys, a global internet intelligence agency, reported 92% of routed networks in Syria had suddenly, and simultaneously, become unreachable. The internet in Syria seemed to be almost completely offline, and currently remains as such. The black out is suspected to have resulted from government forces' further stifling of
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Yesterday, Renesys, a global internet intelligence agency, reported 92% of routed networks in Syria had suddenly, and simultaneously, become unreachable. The internet in Syria seemed to be almost completely offline, and currently remains as such. The black out is suspected to have resulted from government forces' further stifling of
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Transgender Awareness Week took place from November 12 - 19, concluding today with a day of remembrance. Transgenders face a multitude of discriminations, acts of violence, and almost 1 in 5 experience homelessness. This infographic explains why so many transgender youth find themselves homeless, as well as ways to prevent