The 8% of Americans currently naming terrorism as the most important problem facing the U.S. is up six percentage points since January — the highest percentage to mention the issue since January 2010. CONT. Rebecca Riffkin, Gallup Read more »
Fox News Poll: Despite economic gains, many Americans just getting by
Sure, things are much better. Just not for me. That’s how many American voters view the economy, according to the latest Fox News poll. The number saying the country is still in a recession is down more than 20 percentage points since 2010. Yet the number saying their family is […] Read more »
Climate Change Is of Growing Personal Concern to U.S. Hispanics
Alfredo Padilla grew up in Texas as a migrant farmworker who followed the harvest with his parents to pick sugar beets in Minnesota each summer. … Now an insurance lawyer in Carrizo Springs, Tex., he said he was concerned about global warming. … Mr. Padilla’s concern is echoed by other […] Read more »
Reason-Rupe Poll: 72% of Americans Are Concerned About Public Pension Costs
The new Reason-Rupe national telephone poll of 1,003 adults finds 72 percent of Americans are concerned their state and local governments may not be able to afford the pensions that have been promised to government workers. With those worries in mind, 82 percent favor requiring current public employees to contribute […] Read more »
5 key takeaways about how investigative reporters view their digital security
As journalism becomes an increasingly digital practice, the data and communications of investigative journalists have become vulnerable to hackers, government surveillance and legal threats. But what are these vulnerabilities – and what steps have investigative journalists taken to protect themselves? Here are five takeaways based on a new Pew Research […] Read more »
How Movies Can Change Our Minds
As the reactions to “Selma” and “American Sniper” suggest, movies often still have the power to provoke national debate. Do they also have the power to affect our view of government? A recent study by Michelle C. Pautz, an associate professor of political science at the University of Dayton, suggests […] Read more »