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short readsFeb 4, 2014

Overseas users power Facebook’s growth; more going mobile-only

The number of Facebook users who log into the social-networking service or share content through it on any given day.
short readsFeb 3, 2014

About six-in-ten Americans looking forward to Olympics

The share of Americans who say they’re looking forward to the Winter Olympics.
short readsJan 31, 2014

Chart of the Week: 63 years of global climate change

More than six decades of global temperature data, condensed into a 15-second visualization.
short readsJan 27, 2014

Another year of lackluster payroll growth

Nonfarm payroll jobs grew by 1.6% between December 2012 and December 2013.
short readsJan 27, 2014

State of the Union 2014: Where Americans stand on key issues

A summary of where Americans stand on ten key issues likely to come up in President Obama’s State of the Union address.
short readsJan 24, 2014

Chart of the Week: How two decades of globalization have changed the world

Globally, incomes have risen fastest for the very well-off and the bottom two-thirds of the world’s people, but have stagnated or fallen for the “global upper middle class.”
short readsJan 23, 2014

Anti-poll tax amendment is 50 years old today

The value in today’s dollars of the annual poll tax once imposed by several Southern states.
short readsJan 22, 2014

Middle East tensions top global trend for 2014

The top score (on a 1-to-5 scale) in a World Economic Forum survey of globally significant trends was “rising Middle East tensions.”
short readsJan 22, 2014

Most young Americans say Snowden has served the public interest

Young adults are significantly more likely to support Edward Snowden and his leaking of classified details of government surveillance programs.
short readsJan 21, 2014

Overall book readership stable, but e-books becoming more popular

The typical U.S. adult read five books in the past 12 months.

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About six-in-ten Americans looking forward to Olympics

Chart of the Week: 63 years of global climate change

Another year of lackluster payroll growth

State of the Union 2014: Where Americans stand on key issues

Chart of the Week: How two decades of globalization have changed the world

Anti-poll tax amendment is 50 years old today

Middle East tensions top global trend for 2014

Most young Americans say Snowden has served the public interest

Overall book readership stable, but e-books becoming more popular