Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Changing Priorities for ’02 Sept. 11 and the war against terrorism have had a dramatic impact on the public’s policy priorities. Many of the concerns that were rated highly in previous January surveys — crime, tax cuts, poverty, the environment, health care and retirement programs — have fallen in importance. Even education, which led the […]
Introduction Washington, D.C., is in some ways the latecomer among the five cities studied when it comes to adapting to the Internet, but that does not mean that citizens and government officials have not been aggressive in pursuing Internet opportunities. The city is actively trying to promote dot-com development downtown through networks of entrepreneurs who […]
Introduction Cleveland, though not known as a hotbed of Internet activity, is taking some innovative approaches to using the Internet for economic and social purposes. Most prominently, the city is using approximately $3 million in revenue from cable fees to subsidize Internet access and computer training through community development corporations (CDCs). A number of CDCs […]
PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESS& THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNEGLOBAL OPINION LEADER SURVEYFINAL TOPLINENOV. 12 – DEC. 13, 2001Q1Has the terrorist attack in the US and subsequent war opened up a new chapter inworld history or do you think this will not turn out to be such a significant event?TotalEastMid-East/Non-West.Euro./LatinConflictUSUSEuropeRussiaAmer.AsiaAreaIslamicNew chapter in […]
Introduction Until the release of the federal health privacy regulation, there was little legal protection for health information – online or offline. Unlike financial records, credit reports and even video rental records, there is no comprehensive federal law that protects the privacy of medical records. For online activities, the FTC has the authority to prosecute […]
Most See Need to Sacrifice Liberties Even more than was the case after the 1995 terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City, Americans think it will be necessary to give up some civil liberties in order to combat terrorism. A majority (55%) say the average person will have to give up some freedoms in order to prevent […]
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. New York, New York E.J. DIONNE: I’d like to welcome everyone to this discussion and celebration of our book, Sacred Places, Civic Purposes: Should Government Help Faith-Based Charity? We are blessed to have so many wonderful people with us today at this discussion sponsored by the Brookings Institution and the Pew […]
Background on the Pew Internet Project and its surveys of Hispanics The results presented in this report come from a year’s worth of research about how American adults use the Internet and how they feel about it. The Pew Internet & American Life Project commissioned phone survey work from Princeton Survey Research Associates that began […]
Washington, D.C. Discussants: Gary Bass, OMB Watch Rev. Stephen Burger, International Union of Gospel Missions Bill Faith, Ohio Coalition on Housing and Homelessness Richard Foltin, American Jewish Committee Richard G. Overmoyer, Jr., Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Darren Walker, Abyssinian Development Corporation Moderated by: Melissa Rogers, Executive Director of the Pew Forum on Religion & […]
Washington, D.C. Discussants: Thomas Marcelle, Attorney for the Petitioners, Good News Club Elliot Mincberg, Vice President, People for the American Way Foundation Steven Sheinberg, Assistant Director, Legal Affairs, Anti-Defamation League K. Hollyn Hollman, General Counsel, Baptist Joint Committee Moderated by: Melissa Rogers, Executive Director, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life MS. MELISSA ROGERS: Good […]