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...survey of 2,406 Americans between the ages of 18 and 24, nearly seven in 10 respondents said that political engagement is an effective solution to the nation’s problems. By contrast, IOP polling in the fall of 2006 found that 60 percent believed in politics as a way of problem-solving...
...polemical rhetoric of Das Kapital is looking more and more appealing. Jorn Schutrompf, who manages the German publishing firm Karl-Deitz, claims that “Marx is in fashion again,” and bookstores peddling Marx’s works have reported sales increases of over 300 percent. Even Germany’s Finance Minister Peer Steinbruck recently conceded in the news magazine Der Spiegel that “one has to admit that certain parts of Marx’s theory are really...
...survey also found that nearly six in 10 respondents are interested in solving the nation’s most pressing challenges by entering public service. That sentiment was consistent across party lines, with 68 percent of Democrats and 63 percent of Republicans saying they wanted to participate in service...
Economic woes continue to rank as the nation’s most pressing issue in the minds of respondents. More than half of the young people surveyed said that the economy was their top concern, while the war in Iraq came in second place with nine percent...
Sarah Palin has proved to be the more volatile of the two vice-presidential candidates, with 40 percent saying that the choice made them less likely to support the Republican ticket. Twenty-five percent said that McCain’s choice of Palin made them more likely to vote for the Arizona senator. On the other hand, 60 percent of those surveyed said that Obama’s choice of Joe Biden made no difference in their voting behavior...