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reportDec 14, 2008

Scenario 1: The Evolution of Mobile Internet Communications

Prediction and Reactions PREDICTION: The mobile phone is the primary connection tool for most people in the world. In 2020, while “one laptop per child” and other initiatives to bring networked digital communications to everyone are successful on many levels, the mobile phone—now with significant computing power—is the primary Internet connection and the only one […]
transcriptMay 4, 2009

Obama’s Favorite Theologian? A Short Course on Reinhold Niebuhr

Some of the nation’s leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in May 2009 for the Pew Forum’s biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. Ever since then-Sen. Barack Obama spoke of his admiration for Reinhold Niebuhr in a 2007 interview with New York Times columnist David Brooks, there has been speculation […]
reportAug 26, 2008

A Profile of Hispanic Public School Students

The number of Hispanic students in the nation’s public schools nearly doubled from 1990 to 2006, accounting for 60% of the total growth in public school enrollments over that period.
reportDec 14, 2008

Scenario 3: The Evolution of IP Law and Copyright Protection

Prediction and Reactions PREDICTION: Content control through copyright-protection technology dominates. In 2020, strict content controls are in place thanks to the efforts of legislatures, courts, the technology industry, and media companies. Those who use copyrighted materials are automatically billed by content owners, and Internet service providers automatically notify authorities when they identify clients who try […]
reportDec 18, 2008

Global Public Opinion in the Bush Years (2001-2008)

Once he takes office, President-elect Barack Obama will have to navigate a world that has grown highly critical of the United States. Since 2001, the Pew Global Attitudes Project has documented a decline in America’s international image amid widespread opposition to U.S. foreign policy.
reportOct 22, 2008

Latinos Account for Half of U.S. Population Growth Since 2000

Hispanics have accounted for more than half (50.5%) of the overall population growth in the United States in this decade, a significant new demographic milestone for the nation’s largest minority group.
reportSep 15, 2008

Language

Amid the technology, what is it the two candidates are trying to project about themselves online? To find out, PEJ combed through the text of the most universal and permanent sections of the sites—candidate biographies, issues and speeches. In general, we found that Obama tends to stress domestic policy and the economy, while McCain focuses […]
transcriptSep 30, 2008

Pro-Choice Does Not Mean Pro-Abortion: An Argument for Abortion Rights Featuring the Rev. Carlton Veazey

Since the Supreme Court’s historic 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, the issue of a woman’s right to an abortion has fostered one of the most contentious moral and political debates in America. Opponents of abortion rights argue that life begins at conception – making abortion tantamount to homicide. Abortion rights advocates, in contrast, maintain […]
transcriptAug 14, 2008

The Purpose-Driven Campaign: The Candidates’ Forum With Rick Warren

Given the increased discussion of faith and values in the 2008 presidential campaign, it is perhaps fitting that candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are scheduled to make their first joint appearance of the general election season at an event moderated by Pastor Rick Warren at his 22,000-member Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., on […]
reportJun 26, 2008

VII. Additional Characteristics of ELL Reporting Public Schools

The ELL reporting public schools that educate the overwhelming majority of ELL students who take the math assessment tests in these five states tend to be low-achieving public schools. They also have other distinct characteristics associated with lower levels of student performance on standardized tests.[10. numoffset=”10″ Most schools in the NLSLSASD can be successfully matched […]