Americans Say We're Still In A Recession
We may not technically be in a recession anymore, but the vast majority of Americans say they aren't feeling the recovery. More than 75 percent of...
We may not technically be in a recession anymore, but the vast majority of Americans say they aren't feeling the recovery. More than 75 percent of...
Posted 03.30.2012
By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 03/29/2012 07:40 AM EDT on LiveScience Politically conservative Americans have lost tr...
Peter J. Woolley | Posted 05.26.2012
For many observers, the key to its outcome is in the pens of the five Republican-appointed justices who, it is thought, are far more likely than four Democratic-appointed justices to strike down the law, passed by Congress in 2010.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.15.2012
While the various grand debates over the deficit that went down during 2011 received a massive quantity of coverage, the quality of that coverage was, at all times, pretty lacking. When the Senate's own attempt to form a deficit commission foundered, David Broder posited that it was the fault of Democratic "committee chairmen." This was comically wrong -- 10 of those committee chairs voted for it, versus six against, which was not enough to decide the matter. The measure failed because seven Republican cosponsors of the bill bailed on it. This stuff isn't that hard to figure out. And yet this is just a single example out of many where ordinary Americans haven't been properly informed on a variety of important details about an issue.
Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 03.26.2012
Always a savvy pragmatist, FDR finally realized it was impossible to compromise with those who refuse to compromise. He also saw that he needed to move left to catch up with his "followers," who were demanding more vigorous action.
James Zogby | Posted 03.14.2012
Arab opinion matters. It clearly matters to the West, which has long ignored Arab sentiment. But the views of the public matter within the region as well. The sooner leaders listen and learn, the sooner change can occur.
David C. Wilson | Posted 12.20.2011
While former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has been a staple in GOP presidential campaigns for at least the past five years he has yet to sway a majority of Republican that he's the "one for them."
Scott Morgan | Posted 12.20.2011
As the American people appear all but prepared to end our war on marijuana once and for all, the federal government is busy doubling down on the even-more-mindless battle against people who use the drug medicinally.
HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 11.21.2011
A shortage of jobs and falling incomes have left an overwhelming share of Americans convinced that the Great Recession is not over, according to a Gal...
William S. Becker | Posted 11.15.2011
The people trying to wake us up to the realities of global warming have taken to calling themselves "climate hawks." In the field of Republican presidential candidates, we are seeing a new breed emerge: climate chickens.
David C. Wilson | Posted 11.08.2011
A changing racial-ethnic composition in the U.S. suggests that candidates should not fear, or be uncomfortable, going into predominately racial-ethnic communities to communicate their ideas about how to fix problems.
George Weiner | Posted 10.29.2011
"Have you heard? Susie Cooper is running for High School class president -- and she's giving out free cupcakes in the hall!". A winning strategy for a...
Rick Horowitz | Posted 10.04.2011
I'm still trying to dig up the quote. I know it was President Obama, and I know it was at least a few months ago, and I'm pretty sure I can picture...
Phyllis Cuttino | Posted 10.02.2011
Against a backdrop of sharp differences on a variety of current public policy issues, new polling by the Pew Clean Energy Program demonstrates strong support from American voters for immediate action on vehicle fuel economy.
Scott Morgan | Posted 09.18.2011
If there exists a political price to be paid in the marijuana debate, it will not befall those who've leant their voices to the movement for reform.
Scott Bittle | Posted 07.13.2011
Part of leadership is conveying an air of optimism and confidence. But what does it mean when leaders are more optimistic than the people they're supposed to be leading?
Brendan Nyhan | Posted 07.09.2011
The fact that polling is correlated with primary performance shouldn't be surprising. Candidates' poll performance is largely a reflection of their institutional advantages or disadvantages rather than an independent factor predicting success or failure.
Dave Johnson | Posted 06.20.2011
Here's the thing: what the public wants actually would fix the borrowing. And what the plutocrats want would make it worse. So maybe the public isn't that stupid after all.
Parvez Ahmed | Posted 05.25.2011
The Arab spring has offered a Sputnik moment for U.S. foreign policy, as Obama slowly warms up to the idea that transformative change unfortunately necessitates the use of force.
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
A new poll by the Wall Street Journal and NBC says that 74% of Americans think that eliminating oil and gas industry tax breaks is a good idea, while 77% oppose cutting social security.
HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON -- If the public actually set the public agenda, we'd be cutting the deficit much differently than either the Democrats or the Republicans ...
Brendan Nyhan | Posted 05.25.2011
Reagan's powers of persuasion have been wildly overstated. Obama's "bromance" with the phony narrative of Reagan's presidency is likely to lead him astray.
Bill Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011
I was around for the launching of Sputnik in 1957. It created a huge wave of shock and paranoia. Obama was trying to create a mood of crisis in the country, and for a reason: That's the only way we get things done.
Wendell Potter | Posted 05.25.2011
The surprising gem in an Inquirer piece was that APCO VP Bill Pierce agreed with me. He acknowledged that interest-funded pressure groups "are all over the place" in Washington. "That's how everybody exists here," Pierce said.
Brendan Nyhan | Posted 05.25.2011
With Obama's staffing changes, it's worth noting that he's been reading and soliciting outside advice. He's signaled he's reviewing Reagan's presidency by reading a biography. But is he getting an accurate picture?
The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 04.11.2012