Hispanics have been hit the hardest by energy price increases, according to a new study today released by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. The study found that more than half of American families have seen their energy costs nearly double in the past ten years. Due to income inequalities, Hispanic households are disproportionately [...]
The U.S. Postal Service announced the new Love Ribbons Forever Stamp is on sale today at usps.comand by phone at 800-782-6724. Stamps are arriving in Post Offices over the next few days and will be sold as soon as they are available. Evoking images of romance and elegance, this year’s Love stamp features a graphic [...]
New York Giants won the Super Bowl XLVI after beating New England Patriots with 21-17. This is the the fourth NFL championship in the Giants franchise history. It was the Patriots seventh appearance in the Super Bowl, they have 3-4 in NFL title games, including a 17-14 loss to the NY Giants in Super Bowl [...]
As the calendar moved into a new year, it also moved into an election year and President Obama is starting this year exactly as he ended the last one in terms of his approval ratings. This month, just like in December, just over one-third of Americans (36%) give the President positive ratings for the overall [...]
For two months every year, sports fans have to make a decision – watch football or baseball on Sundays? Based on the numbers of Americans who say it’s their favorite sport, one would have to assume that football wins hands down. Over one-third of adults who follow at least one sport (36%) say professional football [...]
Commemorating the Lunar New Year, the United States Postal Service issued a new Forever Stamp featuring a dragon, the fifth of 12 animals associated with the Chinese lunar calendar. This colorful stamp is the latest collectible in the Postal Service’s Celebrating Lunar New Year series, which began in 2008 with the Year of the Rat. [...]
Since electronic devices play such a big part in our daily lives, Poll Position wanted to know if Americans think the U.S. could ever be a paperless society? In a national scientific telephone survey Poll Position found that 56% of Americans said they don’t think the U.S. would ever be a paperless society, while 20% [...]
U.S. consumers continue to make timely payments and pay down their retail credit card and bank card balances, resulting in a significant reduction in the number of card write-offs over 2010 levels, according to Equifax’s latest National Credit Trends Report. The improvement in bank and retail credit card write-offs reflects a steady level of improvement [...]
Momentum is building for the annual Martin Luther King Day of Service, as thousands of organizations across the country put the finishing touches on volunteer projects to bring Americans together to serve their neighbors and advance Dr. King’s dream of social justice and economic opportunity for all. With the holiday just days away, the Corporation [...]
The White House and re-election team await their Republican challenger which will dictate the exact nature of the campaign that President Obama runs for the general election. After three years in office, what do Americans think of the President? Well, three in five (62%) say they like him as a person, half (49%) like his [...]