Kasia Anderson / TruthdigAug 13, 2014
Hippocrates took a crack at it, postulating that this mysterious activity was designed to flush harmful air from the body. Cut to the 19th century, when that notion lost traction. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigMay 29, 2014
The stock market has been soaring for the last five years, but Americans overall take a negative view of the economy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJan 25, 2014
Usually when we report on voters' disapproval of Congress, it's with the caveat that most people like their own incumbents. That's not so anymore. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJan 15, 2014
Thirteen percent of adults approve of the job Congress is doing, according to Gallup, but things could be worse. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 11, 2014
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists ask: With only 74,000 jobs created last month, who or what is to blame? Also, has New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie solved his Bridge-gate troubles or is his image permanently tarnished? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 10, 2014
Just over two-fifths of Americans on average identified as political independents in 2013, the highest rate Gallup has measured since it began conducting polls by telephone 25 years ago. Republican identification fell to 25 percent, the lowest over that span. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 7, 2014
The so-called gateway drug is getting some respect: Echoing results from a Gallup poll taken in October, a CNN/ORC International survey found this week that 55 percent of Americans support the legalization of marijuana -- and they're not so inclined to moralize about it either. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 6, 2013
President Obama's job approval rating has been dropping steadily since April and is now back near his all-time low. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigOct 23, 2013
We've come a long way since Gallup first starting asking the question in 1969, when only 12 percent favored legalized cannabis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigOct 10, 2013
Only 28 percent of those polled had a favorable view of Republicans -- that's down 10 points from last month and "the lowest favorable rating measured for either party since Gallup began asking this question in 1992." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJun 12, 2013
Although it's true that people tend to feel better about presidents the further removed they are from office, not every president is George W. Bush. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJun 5, 2013
One of the most trusted names in polling has conducted a thorough examination of its formula and methodology to try to figure out why it was so sure Mitt Romney would win the 2012 presidential election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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