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August 30, 2013

Death Sentence for Fort Hood Shooter Sparks Complex Debate about Death Penalty

A military jury decided this week to recommend the death sentence for convicted Fort Hood...

August 26, 2013

Our Corner | Is King’s Dream Still Alive?

In my latest for Figuring Faith, my blog at the Washington Post, I explore race...

August 22, 2013

Who’s Been Left Out of King’s Dream?

It’s been nearly half a century since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared his hope...

August 21, 2013

50 Years Later, Economic Disparities Remain

During the 1963 March on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said black Americans live...

August 14, 2013

A Quiet Revolution: The Changing Tone of American Churches on Same-Sex Marriage

Many gay and lesbian Americans are relating to religion differently than they were a decade...

August 09, 2013

Graphic of the Week: Retention Rates of Religious and Unaffiliated Americans

Our new Graphic of the Week examines how formative experiences with or without religion...

August 05, 2013

E.J. Dionne: Religion Challenges Left and Right

E.J. Dionne, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-author of the PRRI-Brookings Economic Values...

August 02, 2013

Figuring Faith | Six Challenges for Organizing a Progressive Religious Movement

In my latest column for Figuring Faith, my blog at the Washington Post, I explore...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Our Corner | Born and Raised: More Americans Are Being Raised Without Religion and Choosing to Stay that Way

In my latest column for Huffington Post Religion, I examine why such a high number of Millennials...

July 31, 2013

Our Corner | Could the Religious Left Outgrow the Religious Right?

A new piece from The London Times explores how American Millennials may be re-shaping the...

July 30, 2013

Pope Francis Pledges to Not Judge Gay Priests, Calls for New Role for Women

Pope Francis once again is shifting the tone of discussions on church doctrine to promote...

July 25, 2013

William Galston: Do You Need God to Have Good Values?

Brookings Institution scholar and co-author of the 2013 Economic Values Survey report William Galston offered...

July 24, 2013

E.J. Dionne: Support for Greater Economic Equality among the Faithful; Doubts about Government Remain

Brookings Institution scholar and co-author of the 2013 Economic Values Survey E.J. Dionne...

July 22, 2013

Location, Location, Location: How Your Hometown Affects Your Economic Mobility

The issue of economic mobility has sparked renewed interest, with a recent report finding that...

July 19, 2013

New Survey Finds More than 4-in-10 Americans Say Capitalism Isn’t Working Well

As Americans digest news of Detroit’s bankruptcy, the largest municipal filing in the country’s history,...

July 18, 2013

Figuring Faith | Religious Progressives Hold Stronger Appeal Among Millennials

In my latest column for Figuring Faith, I examine the positions of both religious conservatives...

July 18, 2013

2013 Economic Values Survey Released Today

Did you know more than 4-in-10 Americans believe capitalism is not working well? Or how...

July 03, 2013

Our Corner | Being Different and Being Proud to Be American

In his latest column for Huffington Post Politics, PRRI Research Director Daniel Cox explores American...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Figuring Faith | After DOMA, the Fading Future of Religious Opposition to Same-sex Marriage

The Supreme Court delivered two landmark decisions affecting same-sex marriage in the United States yesterday,...

June 26, 2013

More Americans Than Not Agree With Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling

Earlier today, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to strike down section three of the Defense...

June 25, 2013

Our Corner | Federalists of Convenience? How Changing Attitudes on Same-sex Marriage are Affecting Supporters and Opponents

In a new column for Huffington Post Politics, PRRI Research Director Daniel Cox examines how...

June 17, 2013

Fifty Years Later, The Supreme Court’s Move to Ban Prayer in Schools Still Sparks Controversy

On this day in 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling that profoundly...

June 14, 2013

Our Corner | What Americans Really Think About Affirmative Action

In a new column for Huffington Post Politics, PRRI Research Director Daniel Cox examines the...

June 14, 2013

Evangelical Leaders Continue Push for Immigration Reform

As the Senate is poised to take on the task of reforming an immigration system...

May 2013

May 16, 2013

Our Corner | Remember Civil Unions? The Shifting Middle Ground in the Same-sex Marriage Debate

Why have civil unions lost momentum? At the Monkey Cage, Dr. Robert P. Jones and...

May 16, 2013

Our Corner | Remember Civil Unions? The Shifting Middle Ground in the Same-sex Marriage Debate

Why have civil unions lost momentum? At the Monkey Cage, Dr. Robert P. Jones and...

May 13, 2013

Prejudice and Voting in the 2012 Presidential Election

The election of the first African American president in 2008 spurred a renewed interest in...

May 09, 2013

Our Corner | Fact-Checking Bill Richardson

A recent edition of PolitiFact, a nonpartisan organization designed to find the truth in politics,...

May 08, 2013

Figuring Faith | Mark Sanford’s Political Redemption

In this week's "Figuring Faith," I explore data on Americans' attitudes toward politicians' moral indiscretions,...

May 06, 2013

Our Corner | Christians Divided on Morality, Legalization of Marijuana Use

In a new column for Religion & Politics, I sketch the generational differences that divided...