Most Americans Plan to Participate in Census, Poll Finds

HANNAH FINGERHUT and MIKE SCHNEIDER / The Associated Press Feb 25, 2020 Partisanship appears to override privacy concerns, as 7 in 10 say it's extremely or very likely they will take part, AP-NORC survey shows. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Majority of Young Americans See Trump as ‘Illegitimate,’ Poll Finds

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2017 The GenForward survey, conducted by the University of Chicago, also finds that most think the United States is “on the wrong track.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Is Journalism Losing Its Nerve?

David Sirota / Truthdig May 16, 2014 A new survey from Indiana University suggests things are fast changing in the news industry -- and not for the better. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Survey Says Teachers Lack Backbone When It Comes to Evolution

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2011 A couple of political scientists out of Penn State University went looking into the way evolution is taught in classrooms, and discovered that the vast majority of teachers are overly cautious in their presentation of the concept, contrary to National Research Council guidelines. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Colbert Report’: This Is How We Do It

Staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2010 Faced with the happy prospect of describing what one MSNBC reporter could not -- the 41 combinations of sex that Americans are having, according to a new survey -- Stephen Colbert breaks it down with the help of his articulated friends Not Barbie and Samwise Gamgee. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sweat Time for Hill Democrats

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Jan 15, 2010 It's not time for presidential panic, but lawmakers up for re-election could be in a different boat if Obama's ratings stay in this slump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama’s Job Approval Slips Below 50 Percent

Staff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2009 President Barack Obama's on-the-job approval rating is slipping, with two polls in the past week showing that fewer than half of those surveyed are happy with the way he is conducting the business of the presidency. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

1 in 7 Americans Went Hungry in 2008

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2009 That recession is over statement looks more unfortunate every day. The Department of Agriculture disclosed Monday that a little more than 49 million Americans had trouble putting food on the table last year -- the highest percentage since the government began keeping track in 1995, up 13 million people from the previous year. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Boosts America’s Public Image

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2009 A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center shows that people in 25 countries view the U.S. more favorably now that President Obama is in office than they did during the Bush II era, but it's not a worldwide trend -- Israel and parts of the Muslim world are among the exceptions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Point of Pointing Fingers

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 12, 2009 Obama speaks disdainfully of "ideology," but there comes a time when first principles need to be articulated. Conservatives have entered this fight with guns blazing while progressives have hidden behind a Maginot Line armed only with the word pragmatism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America Has Become Less Religious

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2009 The percentage of Americans who follow no religion has doubled since 1990, according to a new survey of religious identity. At 15 percent, they are now the third largest group, behind Catholics and Baptists. The Christian majority has dwindled by 10 points in the last 18 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tough Times Could Lead to Sex Boom

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2008 It seems the British have found a way to cope with the global economic crisis. A survey by the Terrence Higgins Trust, a UK AIDS charity, found that sex is the most popular free activity in the empire, beating out window shopping and going to a museum. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )