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Time named "The Protester" as the "Person of the Year" for 2011. Over the years, Time had several famous faceless avatars selected for the prestigious title of Person of the Year.

ChristyGate 1989 A Peak Back in Time: The 1989 Christygate Scandal A look back at when Premier Christy Clark won and was removed from the SFSS Presidency

ChristyGate 1989 A Peak Back in Time: The 1989 Christygate Scandal

Voting and activism are important ways to make change. Another way to make a difference is to run for elected office. It's time for the 99% to do so.

Tehran, YJC. Air Defense's Sabbahi says last year Iran has had to warn approaching foreign aircrafts ten times previous years.

Cooperation is an opportunity for both Obama and the GOP, says the former House Speaker

It has recently been reported that nearly 1.4 million Californians have settled for part-time work due to poor economic conditions and a battered job market. 

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe. The Dow, down almost 104 points, had its 10th triple-digit move in 16 trading days.

After the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il, Workers Party of North Korea proclaimed his son, Kim Jong-Un as the "Great Successor" and new leader of the country. Very little is known of this young man and even his birth is shrouded in mystery. It seems as most of the "facts" of his life are rumors so only time will show where if he will lead his country.

The Chinese would probably say that the current government "lost the Mandate of Heaven" long time ago. We could probably say that a "government of the people, by the people and for the people" is no more. That 1% of population controls 99% of the capital in some way is almost certainly true. What's most commonly disregarded is that 6.2% makes, implements and guards the rules and regulations that make this possible.

Next time, rioters in United Kingdom could get a real bullet in the head rather than a rubber one. The British Government now wants its police authorized to fire live ammo and British Army available to replace police

GOTV (Get Out the Vote) robocalls are a valuable campaign tool for candidates who are looking for a targeted and inexpensive method to remind voters about election information. Candidates or their spokespeople can send out pre-recorded messages via phone to thousands of voters simultaneously for a fraction of what it would cost to send campaign literature through the mail. Fact is, people do really forget to vote and the United States has one of the lowest voting rates in the free world hovering around 50% at a time when many European countries average well over 80% turnouts.

Tehran, YJC. Salehi says Iran's nuclear program is going to continue with more emphasis on quality.

Tehran, YJC. Heinonen says Iran has still to achieve an understanding on actual verification measures.

Forty-four years after first setting foot in Vietnam as a young naval officer, John Kerry has returned once more, this time as America's top diplomat.

Tehran, YJC. Hashemi says the time for colonialism is over and the West must start to value nations' opinions.

Japan dispatched fighter jets more often over the past 12 months than at any time since the Cold War ended, according to government figures, with the sorties mostly aimed at chasing away Chinese and Russian aircraft.

A frontrunner to succeed Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said his one time rival should continue to serve a role in politics and that he wouldn't pursue "vengeance" against the man he claims stole the last election.

Ukraine needs a government of national unity that reaches out to its own people and tackles the country's long overdue reforms; both Russia and Western powers should back a vision for the country as a bridge between East and West, not a geopolitical battleground.