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Making Climate Communication Nature-Driven

How climate change is represented in popular media allows us to avoid the complex, interconnected roles humans have played to create it.
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Will Optimistic Stories Get People to Care About Nature?

Research shows that negative messaging is not the most effective way forward.
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What Americans Thought of WWI

What did Americans think of World War I before the US entered the conflict 100 years ago? “Public opinion” was no more universal in 1917 than it is today.
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What Affects Our Trust in Government?

Government distrust has been on the decline for decades, but a recent poll shows a slight increase.
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Do Americans Like Government Spending? Depends How You Ask

Whether or not Americans approve of government spending depends strongly on how the issues are framed.
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The Stigma of Prefab Homes

The Wall Street Journal reports that million-dollar prefab homes are a growing trend in Europe