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Politics Public applauds Boston bombing investigation, topline, WashPost/ABC News U.S. voters think Putin won’t stop at Crimea, but are unsure what to do, McClatchy/Marist California voters still see Congress very negatively, The Field Poll N.J. voters’ support to decriminalize marijuana is higher than ever, Rutgers-Eagleton The rich vote in much higher rates than the poor, Vox Foreign aid improves opinions of the U.S., Washington Post
Economy The rise and fall of U.S. labor force participation, St. Louis Fed What’s behind the decline of America’s retail workforce? The Atlantic Losing benefits may not be prodding the unemployed back to work, FiveThirtyEight Men’s median income peaked in 2000, at $37,791, DemoMemo ACA’s coverage provisions will result in lower net costs to federal gov’t, CBO 12 states produced 80% of U.S. wind power in 2013, Energy Information Administration
Health & Society Americans’ views of taxes and the IRS, Pew Research Center Individual taxes as a % of GDP in U.S. are consistent with OECD average, FiveThirtyEight As taxes rise, half in U.S. say middle-income pay too much, Gallup 56% of tax filers say they pay the right amount in federal income taxes, McClatchy/Marist Number of Americans living in high-poverty communities is on the rise, The Atlantic Cities Charter school students are 4.2% of all students, but that’s growing, Urban Institute How much are students paying out of pocket for college? NCES
International Interactive: Compare views of moral issues by country, Pew Research Center China, Saudi Arabia, Russia have highest % increase in military spending, The Economist
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