More voters identifying as Democrats and not calling themselves Republican Latest data from Gallup, showing 49% leaning Democrat and 39% Republican, marks sharp reversal from 2024 The Guardian - US · Sep 5
More Americans are identifying as Democrats in latest troubling sign for Trump and the midterms Democrats now hold their largest party-affiliation advantage over Republicans in years The Independent UK · Sep 5
Nearly 90 Percent Of Americans Think Government Is Corrupt A new poll has found that Americans have become more cynical about their government. International Business Times · Sep 4
Nearly 9 in 10 Americans Say Government Corruption Is Widespread, a 20-Year High The Gallup findings are a 10-point increase from 2025 and well above the 72% to 79% range recorded between 2010 and 2025 Latin Times · Sep 3
67 People Who Had One Job Yet Managed To Still Royally Mess It Up (New Pics) Sometimes a job sounds so simple that there really shouldn't be much room for mistakes. Yet, as these hilarious examples prove, even the easiest tasks can somehow go spectacularly wrong. From baffling decisions to mistakes that should have been caught immediately, these people managed to turn ordinary jobs into unforgettable… Bored Panda · Sep 3
Trump has been shown polling on voters’ hatred of data centers. He’s backing them anyway ‘Trump is married to data centers no matter what because it’s the only real job creator,’ a former Trump official said The Independent UK · Sep 2
Ninety percent of Americans believe government corruption is widespread, poll says Opinion common among all political factions but has soared among Democrats from 57 percent to 91 percent in just two years, Gallup survey finds The Independent UK · Sep 2
Trump pounces on the press in a panic From the president to the Pentagon, the administration appears to be in a spiral Salon · Sep 1
Iceland Votes No on EU Accession Talks in Knife-Edge Referendum, Dealing Blow to Brussels Iceland voted 52.5% to 47.5% against resuming EU accession talks, as fishing sovereignty fears overrode geopolitical pressure from Trump's Greenland threats. International Business Times · Aug 30
Fewer Americans Say They Gamble Than a Decade Ago, and Gallup Cannot Confirm Why That Is Gallup found 45% of US adults gambled last year, down from 64% in 2016. Industry revenue continues to rise, and the survey cannot explain why. Medical Daily · Aug 24
Americans are skipping cocktails with historical lows in number who drink More Americans are becoming aware of ties between drinking alcohol and health harms The Independent UK · Aug 21
90 Posts That Perfectly Capture The Beautiful Absurdity Of Having A Job The forced enthusiasm of team-building events, the meeting that definitely could have been an email, the endless cycle of waiting for Friday — these barely scratch the surface of modern corporate culture. Since most of us log one-third of our lives at work, there’s an infinite list of daily struggles… Bored Panda · Aug 19
Rio Grande Valley residents are feeling more negative about their lives. That could spill into the voting booth. Rio Grande Valley residents are unhappy with the economy, salaries, and other factors. That could sway their political views, according to political watchdogs. The Texas Tribune · Aug 13
Reason · Aug 12 Why Do Americans Support the Death Penalty, Despite Wrongful Convictions? Reformers need to take into account people’s fear of crime and human predators.
Fortune · Aug 10 'A prisoner can oppose incarceration while remaining confined': The paradox of Gen Z, capitalism, and consumption Every generation flirts with anti-capitalism when it’s young, but has something broken down along the way?
Medical Daily · Aug 8 Nearly One in Four Insured Workers Say They Are Staying in Jobs They Want to Leave A Gallup and West Health survey finds 24 percent of workers with employer coverage, about 23 million adults, report job lock, up from 16 percent.
Medical Daily · Aug 3 Cyclospora Outbreak Expands to Nine States as CDC Tracks More Than 6,700 Confirmed Infections Nationwide The lettuce-linked Cyclospora outbreak now spans nine states and 1,947 cases, while CDC tracks 6,707 confirmed infections nationwide.
The Independent UK · Jul 30 One of the nation’s oldest wine distributors blames lack of drinking for its bankruptcy Just 54 percent of Americans now say they drink alcohol, according to a poll
Salon · Jul 27 A founding father's queer legacy Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family tree keeps getting more complicated and colorful
The Independent UK · Jul 26 Young people are ‘soft hermitting’ this summer – but it might be a recipe for loneliness LET’S UNPACK THAT: Intentionally staying in rather than overcommitting to plans is all the rage with boundaried Gen Z. Helen Coffey looks into the trend and asks whether it’s healthy or just another way in which we’re all becoming disconnected in the current lonely crisis
The Guardian - US · Jul 22 Americans far more likely to view politics as greatest threat to safety, study finds New survey reveals one in 10 Americans identify politics as biggest risk they face in life – 10 times the global average
The Conversation · Jul 21 5 lessons from 20 years of climate surveys: Political party matters, but it doesn’t explain everything Why would a young Republican back solar power but reject a carbon tax? Why would two Democrats agree that climate change is real but split over a policy that would charge households more if they exceeded a monthly limit on energy use?
The Economic Times · Jul 17 80% employees are not enthusiastic about their jobs: New report shows engagement at work drops to COVID levels Global employee engagement has fallen to twenty percent, marking a significant decline. This low engagement costs the world economy ten trillion dollars annually in lost productivity. Managers are driving this decline, with their engagement dropping sharply in recent years. Despite this, overall wellbeing showed a modest improvement, with more people…
The Times of India · Jul 16 Gallup CEO Jon Clifton warns: Elon Musk’s Mars vision may become reality before fixing the global workplace productivity crisis costing $10 trillion For many workers, the frustrations of modern employment are familiar: meetings that drain time, managers who fail to support their teams and policies that leave people feeling disconnected from their jobs. While technology companies are looking towards ambitious futures beyond Earth, the workplace on this planet remains a much harder…