United States

In the United States, we're not very good at taking the long view. Most corporations operate with their eye on quarterly profits, not twenty-year time horizons. For many years, citizens have elected to spend what they earned--or even more than they earned--instead of saving for a rainy day. We've even underinvested as a society in the things that make a difference over the course of someone's life: pre-K programs, basic health care for all, climate standards that protect the next seven generations. That's why I'm so impressed with the focus by Governor Kulongoski on renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions standards...

In the United States, we're not very good at taking the long view. Most corporations operate with their eye on quarterly profits, not twenty-year time horizons. For many years, citizens have elected to spend what they earned--or even more than they earned--instead of saving for a rainy day. We've even underinvested as a society in the things that make a difference over the course of someone's life: pre-K programs, basic health care for all, climate standards that protect the next seven generations. That's why I'm so impressed with the focus by Governor Kulongoski on renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions standards...

Sam Adams starts off his term as mayor in classic big city Democratic style.  Sex, intrigue, public slander, corrupt journalists, pay-offs and of course the United States' first Gay Mayor of a major...

Currently in the United States Senate, there are 17 women. Currently in America, women make up 50.7% of the population. Living in this representative democracy, I would assume gender will come into consideration when Governor Patterson is making his decision. Caroline Kennedy aside and all other things being equal, should gender be a factor in replacing Hillary Clinton?