While the country is facing deep economic problems, Americans remain convinced of the value of hard work, and continue to believe that individuals control their fates. And while people express greater personal financial dissatisfaction than in more than two decades of values surveys, there has been no increase in the proportion saying they are unable […]
Updated Sept. 9, 2009 On Feb. 5, 2009, two weeks after taking office, President Barack Obama signed an executive order establishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The new office retains the basic administrative structure of President George W. Bush’s White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. The central White House […]
A Crisis of Confidence in Capitalism?
Overview Centrism has emerged as a dominant factor in public opinion as the Obama era begins. The political values and core attitudes that the Pew Research Center has monitored since 1987 show little overall ideological movement. Republicans and Democrats are even more divided than in the past, while the growing political middle is steadfastly mixed […]
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Background Hometown Cleveland, Ohio Age 63 Religion Roman Catholic Education Case Western Reserve University, M.A., 1974 Case Western Reserve University, B.A., 1973 Candidate Website www.kucinich.us Candidacy Status Formally declared candidacy Dec. 11, 2006. Formally withdrew candidacy Jan. 25, 2008. Political Experience U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1997-present Ohio State Senator, 1994-1996 Mayor of Cleveland, 1977-1979 Cleveland […]
World Already Saw U.S. Influence as Negative
