Bill Frey featured on PBS "Tell Me More"

William H. Frey, Co - PI of TeachingWithData.org , was a featured guest on the PBS radio show, "Tell Me More" on Monday, June 27, ...

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Gallup: U.S. Economic Confidence Down in June, Close to 2011 Low

Gallup: U.S. Economic Confidence Down in June, Close to 2011 Low

Despite a positive May--one that Gallup attributes to the news of bin Laden's death--U.S. economic confidence has fallen in June, regis...

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Is Climate Change Behind the Extreme Weather of 2010?

Is Climate Change Behind the Extreme Weather of 2010?

In a recent blog post from the Climate Progress section of ThinkProgress.org, they question whether recent extreme weather could be related...

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24% of Employed Workers Did Some or All of Their Work at Home in 2010

24% of Employed Workers Did Some or All of Their Work at Home in 2010

A piece from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Editor's Desk shows that 24% of employed Americans did at least some of their wo...

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Gallup: Record-High Percentage of Americans Lack Confidence in Banks

Gallup: Record-High Percentage of Americans Lack Confidence in Banks

A recent Gallup poll conducted over the telephone shows that a record-high 36% of Americans have "very little" or "no" ...

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Are Social Networking Sites Beneficial to Our Well-being?

Are Social Networking Sites Beneficial to Our Well-being?

Social networking sites are becoming very popular all over the world, connecting people to past friends, new acquaintances and even starting...

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Asian Population in New York City Tops One Million, Larger than Los Angeles and San Francisco Combined

A recent article in the New York Times centered on the rising Asian population in New York and its efforts to gain more political clout. C...

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Who is to Blame for Failed Debt Negotiations?

Who is to Blame for Failed Debt Negotiations?

As debt looms over our heads and the debt limit draws ever nearer, people are getting antsy and starting to point fingers at who they think ...

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Changing Opinions About Keeping Troops in Afghanistan

Changing Opinions About Keeping Troops in Afghanistan

With recent news of Obama's plan to pull troops out of Afghanistan, many people have the war on their minds, and they expressed their op...

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More Blacks Leaving East Coast, Midwest Cities for South

More Blacks Leaving East Coast, Midwest Cities for South

A recent New York Times article focused on a black family's return to Atlanta from New York, where they had migrated in the 1950s as p...

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Ed Nelson

Ed Nelson

Ed Nelson is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Social Research Laboratory (SRL) at California State University, Fresno. As the Dire...

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Facebook to Pass Yahoo Inc., Top Online Display Advertising Dollars in 2011

According to a recent Reuters article , Facebook's U.S. advertising revenue will total approximately $2.2 billion in 2011, consisting of...

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Republicans Starting to Shift Their Thinking

Republicans Starting to Shift Their Thinking

In the past, Republicans had been known for wanting to get involved in international affairs instead of focusing solely on issues at home. N...

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Fatherhood: The Evolving Role

Fatherhood: The Evolving Role

Pew Research Center’s recent report entitled “A Tale of Two Fathers” shows that although fathers who live with their children are more invo...

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Congressional Approval Rate Falls to 17%

Congressional Approval Rate Falls to 17%

According to June 9-12 polling by Gallup, Congress' approval rate has dropped seven points since May, to 17%. A rate of 17% is closer...

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What Americans Think About the Recent Political Sex Scandals

What Americans Think About the Recent Political Sex Scandals

Political sex scandals pervade the news headlines, but are there actually more scandals recently, or are they just being discovered more oft...

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Interactive Maps Available on NPR Website

Interactive Maps Available on NPR Website

U.S. Foreclosure Rates The NPR website now has interactive maps that allow you to see national and state-wide trends for foreclosure rates,...

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Life Expectancy in the UK

The Guardian, a UK newspaper, recently published online a piece about the UK's improving life expectancy for men and women. While the li...

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New York City Voters Think Rep. Weiner Should Remain in Position, But Disapprove as 2013 Mayoral Candidate

New York City Voters Think Rep. Weiner Should Remain in Position, But Disapprove as 2013 Mayoral Candidate

Hours after the media got wind of U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner’s questionable online activity, which included posting an inappropriate...

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Americans Report Hearing Mostly Bad News About the Economy

Americans Report Hearing Mostly Bad News About the Economy

According to a survey taken June 2-5 of this year, more Americans are hearing bad news about the economy than any other time in the past 2 y...

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Dow Closes at Lowest Mark Since March

Dow Closes at Lowest Mark Since March

The Dow Jones industrial average closed at 11,951.91 Friday, falling below 12,000 for the first time since March 18, as reported by the New...

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Americans Cutting Back Slightly Less as Summer Nears

Americans Cutting Back Slightly Less as Summer Nears

In recent weeks, Americans have been less likely to report that they are cutting back on their weekly spending, potentially paving the way f...

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Americans Pessimistic about Government and the Economy

Americans Pessimistic about Government and the Economy

Results from the latest New York Times poll show that Americans' opinions about the economy and the way the government is handling thin...

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Oil Consumption and Production

Oil Consumption and Production

A brief piece from the Economist highlights the oil trends around the world during the past decade. The article argues that the demand for ...

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Low Gains in Nonfarm Payroll Employment in May, Following 3 Months of Solid Improvement

Low Gains in Nonfarm Payroll Employment in May, Following 3 Months of Solid Improvement

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its report last Friday on the employment situation in May, 2011, and the news was not as...

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Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Receive Blame for National Debt

Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Receive Blame for National Debt

In a recent article , Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds that Americans see the price of the wars in Iraq and Afghan...

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Survey Shows Little Excitement for Republican Candidates

Survey Shows Little Excitement for Republican Candidates

In this report about the Republican candidates for the upcoming 2012 election, a survey was done to find out who the most popular candidate...

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Elections and Rural Bias

Elections and Rural Bias

Every four years, America's chief politicians make a pilgrimage to Iowa and New Hampshire, two states that in to a large extent influenc...

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Gas Prices

Gas Prices

A Los Angeles Times blog post reports that for the first time in almost three months, the average price of gasoline in California fell belo...

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