For our latest survey data about news influencers, read the “News Influencers Fact Sheet.” While it’s important to shed light on who these new social media news providers are, a full understanding of ...

Two-thirds of teachers across the nation said they were deciding on their own to limit discussions of political and social issues in class, including those in states without laws restricting such ...

How do cutting-edge science and technology respond to ethical and legal issues when incorporated into society? These issues are known as ethical, legal and social issues, or “ELSI” for short, and ...

For some, social media is a place to engage with politics, whether it’s to share information about protests or learn about candidates for office. But how valuable do Americans think social media is ...

We see it every day—people across the globe are more polarized than ever. We're increasingly divided on important social issues, from climate change and the economy to racial justice and gender ...

Americans responding to the latest Gallup poll are evenly divided on abortion, gender identity and other culture war topics but veer right on economic issues. The polling company reported Monday that ...

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