The tea party and the politics of paranoia
Members of tea party claim the movement springs from and promotes basic American conservative principles such as limited government and fiscal responsibility.
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Mathematicians analyze social divisions using cell phone data
Differences divide us. Human society fractures along lines defined by politics, religion, ethnicity, and perhaps most fundamentally, language. Although these differences contribute to the great variety of ...
May 17, 2013
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Learning to recycle: Does political ideology matter?
Some targeted messages based on political orientation are more effective at persuading consumers to recycle, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
May 14, 2013
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Australian voters are dissatisfied, distrustful and disengaged, report finds
An independent national poll has found Australian politicians have failed to engage or build a sense of trust with voters just months out from the federal election.
May 06, 2013
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With the right maps, you can see how the electorate is changing, study shows
(Phys.org) —Conventional U.S. political maps, with their all-red and all-blue states and districts, don't offer an accurate picture of fast-changing electoral trends, according to the current issue of the ...
May 06, 2013
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Do students judge professors based on their Facebook profiles?
More than 800 million people worldwide use the social networking site Facebook, and 93% of college students have an active Facebook account, according to a recent estimate. As both students and faculty on ...
May 01, 2013
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PMQs more 'please and thank you' than 'Punch and Judy'
The Punch and Judy politics image of Prime Minister's Questions is not an accurate one, according to a University of Manchester linguist.
May 01, 2013
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Study finds political ideology impacts decision-making regarding energy-efficient products
(Phys.org) —Two researchers from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and another from Duke University in North Carolina together have found that a person's political ideology might impact his or her decision-making ...
Apr 30, 2013
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Huffington Post to launch German edition
The Huffington Post is expanding further with a German language edition, putting new pressure on media companies in Europe's largest economy as they struggle with newspaper closures and try to introduce online pay walls.
Apr 29, 2013
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Extreme political attitudes may stem from an illusion of understanding
Having to explain how a political policy works leads people to express less extreme attitudes toward the policy, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Scienc ...
Apr 29, 2013
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The politics of climate change
U.S. residents who believe in the scientific consensus on global warming are more likely to support government action to curb emissions, regardless of whether they are Republican or Democrat, according to a study led by a ...
Apr 29, 2013
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Social networks act as political rallying sites, report says
A Pew Research Center report indicated that online social networks have become political hotspots in the United States.
Apr 25, 2013
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NGOs: The changing face of grassroots activism
Over the last 50 years increasingly affluent and educated citizens have turned away from traditional forms of mass politics: joining political parties, trade unions and voting in elections.
Apr 24, 2013
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Does international child sponsorship work? New research says yes
Child sponsorship is a leading form of direct aid from households in wealthy countries to children in developing countries, with approximately 3.39 billion dollars spent to sponsor 9.14 million children internationally. A ...
Apr 22, 2013
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User-friendly program updates phosphorus management
A more comprehensive and consistent system for modeling phosphorus loss is now available, thanks to work by scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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