Publications

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 […]

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

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

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

About four-in-ten Americans (41%) still rate their personal financial situation as excellent or good.

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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.