Publications

Public Sees Better News about Jobs, But Not Prices

Japan Disaster Still Dominates Public's News Interest

Goal of Libyan Operation Less Clear to Public

Top Middle East Priority: Preventing Terrorism

Public Would Blame Both Sides if Government Shuts Down

Tea Party Reps Say Stand on Principle Even If It Means a Shutdown

Well Known: Clinton and Gadhafi; Little Known: Who Controls Congress

Political Knowledge Update

Public Stays Focused on Japan as Media Turns to Libya

2011: The Year of Foreign News

Modest Support for Libya Airstrikes, No Clear Goal Seen

Little Public Interest in Libyan Mission

Obama Tests Well at Start of Reelection Run

No Frontrunner in Slow-Starting GOP Race

Most Are Attentive to News About Disaster in Japan

Public Focuses on Crisis at Nuclear Plants

Opposition to Nuclear Power Rises Amid Japanese Crisis

Support for Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Rebounds

Republicans Are Losing Ground on the Deficit, But Obama’s Not Gaining

Rising Prices Close in on Jobs as Top Economic Worry

Strong Public Interest in Japan Disaster

Public Wary of Military Intervention in Libya

Broad Concern that U.S. Military is Overcommitted

The Elusive 90% Solution

Continuing Divide in Views of Islam and Violence

Most See Role for Government in Reducing Childhood Obesity

Conservative Republicans, Tea Party Supporters Disagree

As Gas Prices Spike, More See Economic News as Bad

Most Also Hearing Bad News About Food Prices

Who’s Winning the Fight Over Public-Employee Unions?

by Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research, Pew Research Center Special to the Washington Post

Fewer Are Angry at Government, But Discontent Remains High

Republicans, Tea Party Supporters More Mellow

Rising Oil Prices Big News for American Public

Many Tracking Union Fight in Wisconsin, Violence in Libya

More Side with Wisconsin Unions than Governor

Obama, GOP Leaders Would Share Blame in Gov't Shutdown

Public Favors Tougher Border Controls and Path to Citizenship

Little Change in Immigration Views

Global Trouble Spots Top Public’s News Interests

Strong Focus on Asia, Less Interest in Europe

Public Still Focused on Egypt as Coverage Fades

Many Keep Watch on State, Federal Budget Debates

In Showdown with Air Traffic Controllers, the Public Sided with Reagan

Public Opinion History

Labor Unions Seen as Good for Workers, Not U.S. Competitiveness

Unions' Favorability Still Low, But Mirrors Business Rating

Interest in Egypt News Surges as Mubarak Departs

2012 Campaign Off to a Slow Start

Public Remains Divided Over the Patriot Act

Tea Party’s Hard Line on Spending Divides GOP

Fewer Want Spending to Grow, But Most Cuts Remain Unpopular

Changing Views of Federal Spending

Public Now More Focused on Egypt, but Coverage Far Surpasses Interest

Most Hearing Bad News about Gas Prices