Topic: Pew Research Center

Will Obama’s plans help the middle class?

Presidential policies aim to tackle average Americans’ widening insecurity.

Young Republicans seek a new kind of party

Reflecting an Obama age, they want more diversity and pragmatism, less partisanship.

Study: Election created new 'values voter'

Rejecting 'culture wars,' most people of faith signal desire for politics that build bridges.

People pressure: Is immigration an ecoissue?

The Monitor's View: Americans turn to Uncle Sam

The US is entering an era of more active government. Can Washington deliver?

The Monitor's View: Ballot-box gamble

Since 2004, voters have said 'no' to casino expansion. Now it's time to roll back legalized gambling.

Backlash to federal bailout grows among voters

Liberals and conservatives sign online petitions and complain to Congress. Some push alternative plans.

In risky move, McCain calls for debate delay

The GOP candidate wants to concentrate on getting a financial bailout through Congress, but the economy's woes have so far favored Democrats.

Physical newspapers aren’t dying off – they’re evolving

Column: I may not subscribe for home delivery, but I read the news more than ever.

Churchgoing Catholics returning to GOP fold

Gov. Sarah Palin has outsized impact on an important bloc in key battleground states.

‘Loner’ image out: For teens, video games often social

Those who played games with a civic component to them were actually more likely to engage in such activities, a new report finds.

By the numbers: teens and video games

Palin daughter’s pregnancy stirs GOP convention

But delegates say pregnancy humanizes the nominee for vice president.

Is the Republican Party in peril?

Conservative thinkers and political historians think the GOP could be at the end of its historic 40-year grasp on power.

Hillary's clout is key at Democratic Convention

If she signals ambivalence, some supporters could stay home this fall.

Campaign '08 enters goofy stage

Paris Hilton for president! Just kidding, but the election's silly season may be eroding Obama's 'celebrity.'

Campaign '08 enters goofy stage

Paris Hilton for president! Just kidding, but the election's silly season may be eroding Obama's 'celebrity.'

For Chinese, it's the teflon Olympics

The Beijing Games have been dogged with global criticism on everything from censorship to pollution. But Chinese people still see them as their government does: a great coming-out party.

Citizen journalists make new inroads into political reporting

An MSNBC contest will pick two amateur reporters this week to cover the party conventions.

Citizen journalists make new inroads into political reporting

An MSNBC contest will pick two amateur reporters this week to cover the party conventions.

How Obama's foreign tour plays at home

He burnished his foreign policy credentials, analysts say, but will his Berlin speech backfire?

How Obama's foreign tour plays at home

He burnished his foreign policy credentials, analysts say, but will his Berlin speech backfire?

Barack who? Arabs weigh in.

Senator Obama is an unknown quantity as he tours the Middle East.

The Monitor's View: High hopes abroad for a new U.S. president

A word of caution about great expectations for a new US president

Global perceptions of U.S. improve

The prospect of a new president may be helping favorability ratings.