In its landmark 1976 decision Buckley v.Valeo, the Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of laws aimed at “the prevention of corruption and the appearance of corruption spawned by the real or imagined coercive influence of large financial contributions on candidates’ positions and on their actions if elected to office.” … […] Read more »
Mapping the Republican Brain
… But you will understand the current war in the Republican Party better if you are able to see the the six underlying attitudinal dimensions that run through the consciousness of today’s Republican Party supporters. It is these dimensions that create the passionate factions at war against “Obamacare,” gay marriage, […] Read more »
Five Years After the Economy’s Meltdown, Most Still See Inadequate Safeguards
Five years after the economy fell into the abyss, fewer than half of Americans feel it’s improved substantially – and two-thirds in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll say the federal government has failed to take adequate steps to prevent another meltdown. As Barack Obama today marks the anniversary of […] Read more »
Wall Street remains highly unpopular five years after crisis
Americans continue to overwhelmingly dislike and distrust Wall Street five years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the ensuing financial crisis, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Forty two percent said they have a negative view of the New York financial institutions while just 14 percent […] Read more »
Five Years after Market Crash, U.S. Economy Seen as ‘No More Secure’
Five years after the U.S. economy faced its most serious crisis since the Great Depression, a majority of Americans (63%) say the nation’s economic system is no more secure today than it was before the 2008 market crash. Just a third (33%) think the system is more secure now than […] Read more »
Five Years After Lehman Fell, Consumer Recovery Mixed
On Sept. 15, 2008, the collapse of Lehman Brothers, one of the nation’s leading banking institutions, triggered not only a global economic contraction, but a sharp downturn in Americans’ confidence in the economy on many levels. Americans’ views have since bounced back on certain Gallup core economic measures, even exceeding […] Read more »