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In Homeland Security
March 27, 2018
One curiosity of the cyber-age is that the American public seems relatively unconcerned by what, arguably, is the biggest threat from the Internet: attacks on the nation's “critical infrastructure” — the electric grid, ... I admit that I thought the DHS/FBI memo would be the catalyst that crystallized public opinion.
Richmond.com
March 27, 2018
One curiosity of the cyber age is that the American public seems relatively unconcerned by what, arguably, is the biggest threat from the internet: attacks on the nation's “critical infrastructure” — the electric grid, ... I admit that I thought the DHS/FBI memo would be the catalyst that crystalized public opinion.
The Hill
March 27, 2018
Murkowski's effort to unravel these protections undermines economic development, jeopardizes vital natural habitat and watersheds, and serves only the timber industry, not the American public. Scientists overwhelmingly agree that clear cutting of old growth trees for timber puts whole systems at risk andÃâà...
New York Times
March 27, 2018
Even among youthful activists, many felt conflicted about whether they should “originate opinions” or merely carry them out. Young men and women were raised to revere ... Women in their 20s worked to refocus American public life toward social concerns. They built schools — nearly one a day betweenÃâà...
NorthJersey.com
March 27, 2018
WASHINGTON – One curiosity of the cyber age is that the American public seems relatively unconcerned by what, arguably, is the biggest threat from the internet: attacks on the nation's “critical infrastructure” -- the electric grid, payment networks and water systems, among others. The reaction to the recentÃâà...
Texas A&M The Battalion
March 27, 2018
Things once outlined, or not outlined, in the Constitution have changed in accordance with the wishes of the American public — changes which would not likely have come to fruition without the freedom of assembly. An individual can disagree with what a protestor has to say to their heart's content. HoweverÃâà...
Houston Chronicle
March 27, 2018
The Houston Independent School District is a hot commodity in the American public education system. We are the demographic future of our nation. We have schools like HSPVA, DeBakey and Carnegie, some of the best public magnets in the country. We have birthed two of the most outstanding charterÃâà...
New York Times
March 27, 2018
[For more on the gun legislation debate and other issues, subscribe to our Opinion Today newsletter.] ... Chief Justice Burger publicly characterized the N.R.A. as perpetrating “one of the greatest pieces of fraud, I repeat the word fraud, on the American public by special interest groups that I have ever seen inÃâà...
The Hill
March 24, 2018
With increasing public support for reform of our cannabis laws, and as more states legalize marijuana, Congress has the opportunity to undertake broad initiatives to recognize the changing attitudes of the American public. Working in a bipartisan fashion, Congress can and should stand with the 94 percentÃâà...
Bustle
March 4, 2018
In some cases, public opinion has overwhelmingly supported certain tenets of gun control for years; for instance, universal background checks are supported by more than 90 percent of the American public. That's the kind of consensus agreement that's increasingly hard to find in American life, thanks to justÃâà...
TheBlaze.com
March 1, 2018
Several companies decided last week to publicly cut business ties with the National Rifle Association in the wake of the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting — but now many of them are paying a price in public opinion. Anti-gun advocates launched a #BoycottNRA movement on social media and vowedÃâà...
Futurity: Research News
March 1, 2018
The researchers found that there is a perception among the American public that wealthy people, the people and organizations who helped lawmakers win their elections, the people who voted for them, and their own political parties influence them too much. Americans surveyed believe that the mostÃâà...
Jacobin magazine
February 22, 2018
Looking at these attitudes in a broader context, the next graph uses data from Vanderbilt's Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP). In this case, the LAPOP surveys asked individuals to rate their satisfaction with democracy on a four-point scale ranging from very dissatisfied to very satisfied. RatherÃâà...
PennLive.com
February 20, 2018
A woman cries as she prays during a vigil at the Parkland Baptist Church, for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday.
Business Insider
February 20, 2018
Though public opinion may be progressing on gun control measures, it's unclear whether the issue's spike in support will translate to legislative action. Certain gun control regulations have long been popular among the American public, yet reviled by lawmakers and gun lobby groups like the National RifleÃâà...
Vox
February 14, 2018
A new survey of US public opinion sheds some fascinating light on the subject. Long story short: While Americans still seem lukewarm on reducing fossil fuel production in general, and they are ambivalent and uncertain about natural gas, they are rapidly turning against coal. The survey in question is theÃâà...
Eurasia Daily
February 10, 2018
Russian mass media have overlooked the public opinion poll conducted in Ukraine by International Republican Institute (USA)* mentioning it just in brief news. Even in Ukraine, most of mass media have hushed it up. The survey was conducted by GFK, Ukraine, on November 15 – December 14, 2017.
Vox
February 3, 2018
The fact of the matter is, though, that while relief for DREAMers is wildly popular with the American public, a border wall and reducing immigration levels are not. As you might imagine, most ... But the consistency of public opinion across pollsters and question wordings is striking. Relief for DREAMers neverÃâà...
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