The Public's Perception of the Obesity Epidemic blog
Obesity has been called a major health crisis and a national epidemic. Health authorities, including prominent spokespeople like Michelle Obama and the…
The Public and Proposed Constitutional Amendments: We Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Last week Senator Tom Udall sponsored a bill to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow Congress to place limits on campaign contributions and wrote in The…
The Public and Labor Unions blog
On May 14, 1882, unionized workers in New York City held a parade and picnic, and the seeds of the Labor Day holiday were planted. About 50 years later,…
The American Public's Attitudes about Richard Nixon Post-Watergate
On August 9, 1974, plagued by the Watergate scandal and the threat of impeachment, Richard Nixon resigned from the highest office in the United States,…
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 blog
The tragic crash in eastern Ukraine of Malaysia Airline Flight 17, a Boeing 777 carrying 298 people, marks the second catastrophic event this year for…
Public Opinion on Civil Rights: Reflections on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 blog
Likely the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ushered in a new era in American civil rights as…
D-Day? What's That? blog
As people all over the world observe the 70th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy - widely considered the turning point of World War II -…
Russian Leaders blog
Stalin - Krushchev - Brezhnev Given the long history of adversarial relations between the United States and Russia/the Soviet…
The Changing Role of Women blog
A major political party has for the first time ever a woman, Hillary Rodham Clinton, as the front runner for President of the United States. So much has…
U.S. Attitudes toward China Over 25 Years since Start of Tiananmen Square Protests
In April of 1989, thousands of Chinese citizens began protesting human rights conditions and government reform, which led to one of the most violent…
Progress Since the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill? blog
Monday, March 24, 2014 marked the 25th anniversary of one of the worst environmental disasters in America's history. The oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck a…
A Brief History of Public Opinion on the Government Role in Health Care blog
In 1938, 78% of Americans advocated the federal take on responsibility for providing medical care for those unable to pay for it; 75 years later the…