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short readsMar 25, 2014

Data Feed: Catholic voting, March consumer confidence, low-wage workers, geography of smoking

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
reportMar 25, 2014

Fact Check: Romney’s Reach on World Opinion of U.S.
reportMar 24, 2014

Wash. Post: Here’s what you need to know about the Hobby Lobby case
reportMar 24, 2014

Nearly Half of Public Says ‘Right Amount’ of Malaysian Jet Coverage

Survey Report The public followed news about the missing Malaysia Airlines plane more closely than any other story last week. While the story has attracted extensive news coverage, especially from cable TV outlets, most Americans do not feel there has been too much coverage of the missing jetliner. The latest national survey by the Pew […]
short readsMar 24, 2014

Data Feed: GOP picked to take Senate, mortgage tax breaks favor the rich, no pay for NCAA athletes

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
short readsMar 24, 2014

Census Bureau explores new Middle East/North Africa ethnic category

Organizations representing people of Middle Eastern and North African descent are asking the Census Bureau to add a new ethnic category for them on forms, and it is one of the changes the bureau is exploring.
short readsMar 24, 2014

5 questions about the Hobby Lobby case and contraceptive coverage

A Q & A about the two related cases that will be argued before the Supreme Court on Tuesday involving a challenge to regulations in the Affordable Care Act requiring many employers to include free coverage of contraceptive services in their employees’ health insurance plans.
reportMar 24, 2014

A New Census Category for Middle East/North Africa Ethnicity?

This posting summarizes a Fact Tank article about the Census Bureau’s study of a possible new ethnic category for people of Middle Eastern and North African descent. The bureau has embarked on a broad look at how it asks about race and ethnicity, preparing for the 2020 Census.
reportMar 21, 2014

Behind the Lines: Israel-Syria Border Escalation
reportMar 21, 2014

Turkey’s Twitter Block and Global Internet Freedom

Vladimir Putin has never been a fan of a free press or open public debates, but the Ukraine crisis has provided the Kremlin with a new favorite target for cracking down even more harshly on political expression: cyberspace.

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Data Feed: Catholic voting, March consumer confidence, low-wage workers, geography of smoking

Fact Check: Romney’s Reach on World Opinion of U.S.

Wash. Post: Here’s what you need to know about the Hobby Lobby case

Nearly Half of Public Says ‘Right Amount’ of Malaysian Jet Coverage

Data Feed: GOP picked to take Senate, mortgage tax breaks favor the rich, no pay for NCAA athletes

Census Bureau explores new Middle East/North Africa ethnic category

5 questions about the Hobby Lobby case and contraceptive coverage

Behind the Lines: Israel-Syria Border Escalation