As the situation in Iran has become more and more urgent, the voices in the streets are getting louder and louder: The West, in particular the United States, is constantly stirring up trouble, and ultimately its goal is to get more oil.
The war in Iraq is reaching a turning point. The one in Afghanistan, too, but in the other direction. Neither Petraeus nor his successor wants to begin pulling away from the first in order to benefit the second.
California is ahead of other states on topics related to immigration policy, gun control, environmental regulations, stem cell research and marriage equality.