New Survey Reveals Trump Has Sunk Public Opinion Of US Abroad To Historic Lows

The survey found that Trump’s first six months in the White House have done more to harm public opinion of the U.S. around the world than George W. Bush’s entire eight-year tenure. 

Jake Johnson
By Jake Johnson
A Greenpeace banner showing U.S. President Donald Trump and the slogan '#TotalLoser, so sad!' is projected onto the facade of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP/Michael Sohn)

President Donald Trump's approval ratings in the United States have been described as "historically low," and according to a new global survey published by Pew Research Center, he is not faring much better overseas. The survey, based on interviews conducted in 37 countries, found that Trump's first six months in the White House have done more to

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Documentary Reveals How Israel Convinces Americans Palestine Occupies Israel

In this episode of ‘Behind the Headline,’ host Mnar Muhawesh meets Sut Jhally, an expert on media manipulation and propaganda. In the film ‘The Occupation of the American Mind,’ Jhally and others examine how high-paid spin doctors control the media message on Israel.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to members of the audience before speaking at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_B2JfIURhI MINNEAPOLIS --- Following the Holocaust, the world community -- led by the United States and Britain -- sought to create a European Jewish-only state. This humanitarian move, though, utterly failed in respecting the humanity of the land’s indigenous inhabitants -- Christian and Muslim

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Despite ISIS Ascendancy, U.S. Public Wary Of War

Only 30 percent said the U.S. military campaign against Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria is going very well or fairly well, according to the poll conducted by the Pew Research Center.

Kitty Stapp
By Kitty Stapp

NEW YORK - As the Islamic State, known variously as ISIS, ISIL and Daesh, consolidates its hold over parts of Iraq and Syria to the degree that it has in many ways become a functioning state, the U.S. public remains divided over any intervention involving ground troops, a new survey shows. Sixty-three percent said they approve of the U.S.

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What’s In A Name? Global Warming Vs. Climate Change In The Eyes Of Americans

Could the expression “climate change” be the culprit for the lack of action taken on the issue?

Eco Watch
By Eco Watch
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In a surprising report released today by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication, researchers looked at the impact of the two most common terms for human-induced climate warming—global warming and climate change—on Americans. The authors found that the term “global warming” is associated with greater public understanding, emotional

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Americans Disillusioned With Government May Be The New Face Of Domestic Terrorism

Does the string of mass killings reflect the government’s all-time low approval ratings?

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

Over the last two months, a continuous stream of public violence against the federal government its employees has added a troubling chapter to the nation’s long and tragic history of mass violence. A troubling escalation was shown Friday at Los Angeles International Airport, in the fatal shooting of shooting of Gerald Hernandez, an officer of the

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Americans Feel Safer, But Violent Crime Is On The Rise

A 20-year trend of declining violent crime has reversed in the last two years.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

The rate of violent crime in the U.S. including rape, robbery and assault may have risen by more than one-third from 2010 to 2012, but a new Gallup poll found that Americans actually believe crime is decreasing throughout the nation. The poll, conducted from October 3-6, found a four percent drop in the number of Americans who believed crime was

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