Switzerland has a very direct style of democracy. For example, changes to the constitution, or "popular initiatives," can be proposed by members of the public and are voted on if more than 100,000 ...

Chomsky, "Canadian mining operations are just destroying large parts of the world." He said that "Canada is trying to take the lead in destroying the possibility of decent survival: that's what it ...

This, apparently. After several months of debate, officials in Kazakhstan's capital city of Astana have chosen a final design for the massive site that will host the World EXPO 2017. The sprawling ...

The food stamp glitch that allowed shoppers in a couple of Louisiana Walmart stores to shop with no limits on their EBT food stamp cards, falls back on the shoppers today. The shoppers who took ...

The U.S. economy added 204,000 jobs in October, which was much stronger than the 120,000 expected. The September number was revised up to 163,000 from an earlier estimate of 148,000. The labor force

Three tech geeks in their 20's - George Kalogeropoulos, Ning Liang, and Michael Wasser - didn't like witnessing the abysmal rollout of the epic fail of a website that is Healthcare.gov, so they did

Fearing for his children's health, Mayor Calvin Tillman is leaving behind his government position and getting out of Dodge... or rather, Dish. Dish, Texas is a town consisting of 200 residents and ...

Kshama Sawant and a voter in Seattle There has been plenty of debate over the impact the Occupy Movement has had on US politics. Pundits have searched for an expression of Occupy at the ballet box ...

Image from earth.esa.int A satellite that mapped the Earth's gravity for four years likely burned up as it re-entered the atmosphere on Sunday. The device had completed its mission before starting ...

An 'unprecedented' international mission is to enter the UK in January amid increasing concern over the country's press freedom laws. The global community is becoming unsettled by the idea of a ...