HISTORICAL FACTS: 8 | History Defined

Think retirement is out of reach? Here's what you need to know

The pandemic caused tectonic shifts in the job market as workers young and old quit and searched for something better — in their work or in their life. According to the Pew Research Center, a little more than half of adults ages 55 and older had ditched the grind by…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 3, 2022

Opinion of China in advanced economies sours 'precipitously' under Xi - Pew

Public opinion towards China in the United States and other advanced economies has turned "precipitously more negative" under President Xi Jinping, according to a global survey by the Pew Research Center.

Reuters · Sep 29, 2022

Bill Gates Says This Could Lead To Civil War And 'Bring It All To An End'

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which focuses on philanthropic efforts toward healthcare and eradicating disease, and has donated billions to various causes around the globe plans to run for just another 25 years. While the foundation intends to remain focused on those efforts, Bill Gates has been mulling over another…

Benzinga · Sep 28, 2022

Erika D. Smith: In this Black Lives Matter family feud, we'll get transparency. But at what cost?

On Aug. 30, the venerable Pew Research Center released a report summing up the opinions of Black Americans, specifically our thoughts about racial inequality and the prospects for systemic social change.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 9, 2022

Commentary: Citizens are united and legislators don’t represent us

According to the most recent data from Pew Research Center, National Election Studies, Gallup, ABC/The Washington Post, CBS/New York Times and CNN polls, only one-fifth of Americans say they trust the federal government to do what is right. The June 12 headline from a NBC News article sums it up:…

Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022

Percentage of Latinos who have no religious affiliation surges

The percentage of Hispanics in the U.S. who identify as atheist or agnostic grew in the past 12 years.

Axios · Aug 25, 2022

India’s sex ratio at birth normalises slightly

Study says it fell from 111 boys per 100 girls in 2011 to 108 boys per 100 girls in 2019-21

The Hindu · Aug 23, 2022

Abortion ballot measures seen as critical — but tricky — strategy

The landslide victory for abortion rights in a Kansas primary election this month was the first direct expression of voter sentiment on the issue since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion in June.

Tribune News Service · Aug 15, 2022

Facebook Use Plunges among US Teens, Shows Survey

US teens have left Facebook in droves over the past seven years, preferring to spend time at video-sharing venues YouTube and TikTok, according to a Pew Research Center survey data out Wednesday. TikTok has "emerged as a top social media platform for US teens" while Google-run YouTube "stands out as…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 10, 2022

Can Hollywood figure out Gen Z? This summer's movies are a major test

LOS ANGELES — Here's a Hollywood math problem for you: Feature filmmaking as we know it is well over 100 years old. Members of Generation Z, defined by Pew Research Center as those born between 1997 and 2012, are now between 10 and 25. How long will it take the…

Los Angeles Times · Aug 5, 2022