report | Oct 16, 2008

Campaign Seen As Increasingly Negative

Summary of Findings With less than three weeks to go before the election, there is a growing sense among the public that the tone of the presidential campaign has changed. A majority of Americans (55%) now say that the campaign is too negative. This is up significantly from 43% a month ago and represents a […]

short reads | Oct 16, 2008

Obama Favored on Financial Crisis

A sizeable plurality (47%) says Obama is the candidate best able to deal with the problems in financial institutions and markets.

short reads | Oct 16, 2008

Tough Job Market

Fully 64% of Americans say jobs are difficult to find where they live.

short reads | Oct 16, 2008

Americans Tighten Their Belts

Many Americans are delaying or cancelling spending, including nearly six-in-ten who have cut back on vacation spending.

transcript | Oct 16, 2008

Ten Years of Promoting Religious Freedom Through U.S. Foreign Policy

Oct. 27 marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the International Religious Freedom Act, a law that made the promotion of religious freedom a basic aim of U.S. foreign policy. The passage of the legislation marked the culmination of a campaign of unlikely religious allies, who went on to champion other international human rights […]

report | Oct 15, 2008

Public Not Desperate About Economy or Personal Finances

Overview Americans are concerned about the nation’s economic problems almost to the exclusion of every other issue, and they register the lowest level of national satisfaction ever measured in a Pew Research Center survey. Just 11% say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the country – down 14 points in the […]

report | Oct 14, 2008

Economy Shrinks, Tactics Grow, in Media Narrative

The stock market tanked, and the candidates took citizen questions during a presidential debate. But with Election Day looming in less than a month, the media spotlight last week was trained on the hostile rhetoric heard on the campaign trail.

report | Oct 14, 2008

Modding: Games and Web 2.0

When scholars discuss elements of gaming that hold promise for engaging youth and connecting games to learning, one thing they often point to is modding.

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