Pew: Public's Frustration with Congress Could Cost Republican Incumbents in 2012

Pew: Public's Frustration with Congress Could Cost Republican Incumbents in 2012

The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press reports that "discontent with Congress has reached record levels, and the implica...

Read more
U.S. Diabetes Rate Reverses Course, Declines in 2011

U.S. Diabetes Rate Reverses Course, Declines in 2011

Recent survey data from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index indicates that the U.S. diabetes rate has decreased in 2011, reversing an ...

Read more
Hardest-Working Countries in 2011

Hardest-Working Countries in 2011

As the end of the work year approaches, the Economist’s daily chart highlights employee holiday entitlements around the world using M...

Read more
U.S. marriage rate hits a record low

U.S. marriage rate hits a record low

The Pew Research Center released an analysis of new 2010 U.S. Census data on marriage , which shows a record low in the percentage of marr...

Read more
FiveThirtyEight: Gingrich Leads Five Plausible GOP Candidates in Iowa

FiveThirtyEight: Gingrich Leads Five Plausible GOP Candidates in Iowa

In a recent FiveThirtyEight blog post , Nate Silver shared a preview of his polling-based forecasts for the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire ...

Read more
Income Inequality Continues to Rise in OECD Countries

Income Inequality Continues to Rise in OECD Countries

A recent OECD report shows that the wealth gap in most rich countries continues to grow wider, consistent with an upward trend during the...

Read more
Live bird transportation pushes The Twelve Days of Christmas over $100,000

Live bird transportation pushes The Twelve Days of Christmas over $100,000

USA Today and the Associated Press report that rising costs of live bird transportation and general price increases have pushed the co...

Read more