Are government policies and business practices out of touch with the changing state of American families? A new survey, which is part of a broader examination of the role of women in society, shows that many Americans believe the answer to that question is yes. The survey was commissioned for […] Read more »
Trove of Information From the 1930s, Animated by the Internet
In 1932, when Charles O. Paullin published his monumental Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States, reviewers were overwhelmed by its nearly 700 maps covering seemingly every facet of the country’s social, economic and political life, including maps, then novel, showing county-by-county results for presidential elections going back […] Read more »
Rising riches: 1 in 5 in U.S. reaches affluence
… Made up largely of older professionals, working married couples and more educated singles, the new rich are those with household income of $250,000 or more at some point during their working lives. That puts them, if sometimes temporarily, in the top 2 percent of earners. … In a country […] Read more »
Margin of Error: Political Pollsters Still Don’t Know What They’re Doing
Few polls have signaled Democratic peril this year quite like those in Colorado, the purple state that twice helped push Barack Obama into the White House. Just look at Quinnipiac’s surveys throughout 2013. They’ve found Obama’s public approval in Colorado ranging from the low 40s to the mid 30s; formerly […] Read more »
Democrats’ Advantage With Women and Minorities Isn’t Enough
… [Al] From recognizes that much has changed since. The backlash against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq has erased the GOP’s advantage on security, he notes, and shifting social mores have allowed Democrats to move left and still win most debates on cultural issues. Above all, working-class whites have […] Read more »
Democrats Run Biggest Cities as U.S. Residents Cluster by Party
Twenty years ago, half the 12 largest U.S. municipalities had a Republican mayor. When Bill de Blasio takes office in New York on Jan. 1, none will. As middle-class residents moved out of cities and immigrants and young people replaced them, the party lost its grip on population centers even […] Read more »