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    4. Achieving racial equality

    While most Americans agree that the country needs to do more to achieve racial equality, some tactics for achieving this goal are seen as more effective than others. For example, about half of Americans say it would be very effective for groups working to help blacks achieve equality to work directly with community members to […]

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    More ‘warmth’ for Trump among GOP voters concerned by immigrants, diversity

    Among the vast majority of GOP voters who think that the growing number of newcomers to the U.S. “threatens traditional American customs and values,” 59% have warm feelings toward Donald Trump – with 42% saying they feel very warmly toward him. By contrast, among the much smaller share of Republican voters (just 21%) who say […]

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    Support steady for same-sex marriage and acceptance of homosexuality

    Nearly a year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an unprecedented ruling that determined same-sex couples had a constitutional right to marry, a decision that legalized same-sex marriage throughout the country. While the public’s attitudes toward gay marriage remain unchanged from a year ago, they have changed dramatically over the past two decades. Now, just […]

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    5. Views of Israel and Palestinians

    As has been the case for decades, the American public expresses more sympathy toward Israel than the Palestinians. Just over half of Americans (54%) say that in the dispute between the two they sympathize more with Israel, while 19% sympathize more with the Palestinians; 13% volunteer that they sympathize with neither side and 3% sympathize […]

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    Global tech companies see India’s vast offline population as untapped market

    Only about a fifth of India’s roughly 1.2 billion people are online, according to a recent Pew Research Center report, and the world’s biggest technology companies are clamoring for this large, untapped user base. Facebook recently tried (and failed) to implement its “Free Basics” internet program, and Google is also vying for the vast Indian […]

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    4. Those on the lower end of the socio-economic ladder are less likely to take advantage of lifelong learning opportunities

    The survey’s overall findings show that adult learning – for personal or professional purposes – touches a wide range of Americans. However, significant differences emerge along adults’ levels of educational attainment and income. Those on the lower end of those scales are less likely to engage in professional or personal learning and have less positive […]

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    3. Shared: Home-sharing services

    Home-sharing services are perhaps the classic example of a “sharing economy” platform. These services provide a platform for matching people who are looking for a place to stay for a period of time with other people who have some sort of space available that they are willing to rent. Typically this space is a home, […]